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FollowingGreece officially joined the EU's crypto asset regulatory framework, and four local institutions have entered the MiCA registration list.
Greece has officially integrated into the EU's crypto asset regulatory system for the first time. A total of four local service providers were included in the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Cryptographic Asset Markets Regulation (MiCA) registry updated on Thursday.
Greek entities enter the MiCA framework
BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group, Capital Wallet Greece and Piraeus Bank became the first Greek entities to be recognized on the EU MiCA registry. The registry is maintained by ESMA and oversees crypto asset service providers approved in compliance with EU harmonized regulations.
With the addition of these new institutions, MiCA's registration performance covers 359 unique crypto asset service providers, including six new members from Germany, France and Slovenia. This growth trend demonstrates the growing influence of EU crypto regulation.
As one of the largest commercial banks in Greece, Bank of Piraeus successfully entered the list. The remaining three providers-BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group and Capital Wallet Greece-are known for providing digital asset services and blockchain solutions in the country.
The Role of Greek Financial Regulators
In Greece, regulatory responsibilities are shared between the Greek Capital Markets Commission (HCMC) and the country's central bank. HCMC has been identified as the regulatory authority responsible for registering BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group and Capital Wallet Greece. For Bank of Piraeus, the Bank of Greece serves as the competent authority, embodying its functions in banking supervision.
This dual regulatory structure stems from MiCA's rules that allow EU member states to assign regulatory responsibilities to multiple national authorities based on the type of crypto asset services provided. Greece's structure is a model of flexibility within this framework.
Binance application blocked and allegations of political interference
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, had previously sought authorization in Greece. If approved, Binance can use MiCA's "passport mechanism" to provide services to customers across the EU. However, Binyan withdrew his application on June 24, before HCMC made a formal decision.
近三个月后发布的报道暗示，欧洲央行（ECB）行长克里斯蒂娜·拉加德介入了币安的申请流程。《华尔街日报》援引不愿透露姓名的希腊官员的话称，HCMC最初计划批准币安，但在欧洲央行的压力下改变了立场。
然而，作为希腊主要金融市场监管机构，HCMC对Cointelegraph提出的指控予以坚决否认。在书面回复中，HCMC强调，没有任何官员发表过相关言论，也没有任何来自总理基里亚科斯·米佐塔基斯及其办公室、财政部或其他政府官员关于币安申请的沟通。监管机构还将这一否认延伸至任何有关与欧洲央行官员就币安案件进行直接互动的说法。
“HCMC坚决拒绝归咎于它的断言。HCMC的任何官员均未就此事项与任何欧洲央行官员进行沟通，且据报道的声明均非由HCMC或其官员作出。”
当被进一步追问时，HCMC确认其否认涵盖了关于副主席直接向币安发表声明的说法。对于媒体报道的干预事件，币安拒绝置评，但重申了其追求欧盟MiCA授权的计划。欧洲央行也未就此提供声明，米佐塔基斯办公室亦未予回复。
