Noticed two new additions to the ESMA CASP register in the last days of April 2026. Estonia and Croatia have each issued their first MiCA licence, bringing the total number of EU jurisdictions actively issuing CASP authorisations to 22.

A couple of things worth noting about the Estonia entry specifically. The licence was actually approved back on 17 November 2025, but only appeared in the ESMA register on 5 December 2025. Croatia's licence was issued in April 2026 and appeared shortly after. So the register isn't always real-time, and there's likely a lag between national regulator approval and ESMA publication that varies by country.

Both companies declare cross-border intent across 30 EU/EEA markets, which is the whole point of the MiCA passporting framework.

Overall register snapshot as of late April 2026:

191 total CASP licences recorded

22 jurisdictions now issuing licences

Germany, the Netherlands, France, Cyprus, and Malta account for roughly 60% of all licences

The concentration in those five…