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ESMA And AMF Warn MiCA Transition Ends On July 1

ESMA's MiCA transition guidance and AMF's France reminder confirm that crypto asset service providers without MiCA authorization must cease services after the July 1, 2026 cutoff. The deadline raises licensing and wind-down pressure for EU CASPs, especially firms still relying on legacy national registrations.

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APAC FINSTAB analysis

Although this is outside core APAC, it is relevant because global market-structure, enforcement, and stablecoin precedents often shape licensing expectations for APAC exchanges, issuers, custodians, and DeFi teams. Named institutions or platforms: ESMA, AMF, BaFin. Teams should monitor the original source, map the change to licensing, custody, disclosure, and market-access obligations, and update their jurisdiction playbooks before the next compliance review.

Compliance read-through: map this event to entity licensing, market-access, custody, disclosure, token listing, and operational-risk obligations before expanding or marketing in the affected jurisdiction.

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