Greece Grants First MiCA Licenses to 4 Crypto Firms Following Binance Rejection

Greece has registered its first four crypto-asset service providers under the EU's MiCA framework: BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group, Capital Wallet Greece, and Piraeus Bank. This follows the rejection of Binance's license application three months ago, which was reportedly blocked by ECB President Christine Lagarde due to concerns over the dominance of dollar-denominated stablecoins. The ESMA register now includes 359 providers as the EU transitions toward a unified regulatory regime.