The first four Greek institutions have been approved to register as EU MiCA encryption service providers

PANews reported on September 29 that according to Cointelegraph, Greece entered the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) MiCA crypto asset service provider registration list for the first time. Four institutions were approved, namely BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group, Capital Wallet Greece and Piraeus Bank, bringing the total number of registered service providers to 359. In terms of supervision, the Hellenic Capital Markets Commission (HCMC) is responsible for the first three, and crypto-related banking services are supervised by the Bank of Greece.

PANews reported on September 29 that according to Cointelegraph, Greece entered the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) MiCA crypto asset service provider registration list for the first time. Four institutions were approved, namely BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group, Capital Wallet Greece and Piraeus Bank, bringing the total number of registered service providers to 359. In terms of supervision, the Hellenic Capital Markets Commission (HCMC) is responsible for the first three, and crypto-related banking services are supervised by the Bank of Greece. The report also mentioned that there was news that Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, intervened to prevent Binance from applying for a MiCA license through Greece. HCMC responded in writing that it had never communicated with the ECB or Greek government officials about this, and "firmly denied" that the relevant remarks were made by its officials.