New CASP Tracker makes MiCA crypto licenses easy to verify
Checking whether a crypto exchange or wallet provider is actually authorized in the European Union just got a lot simpler. On August 5, 2026, the MiCA Crypto Alliance rolled out a new tool called the MiCA CASP Tracker, designed to turn the European Securities and Markets Authority’s dense public filings on MiCA crypto licenses into something ordinary users, businesses, and compliance teams can actually search through.
Key takeaways
- The MiCA Crypto Alliance launched the MiCA CASP Tracker on August 5, 2026, turning ESMA’s public authorization data into a searchable directory.
- Users can filter results by country, regulator, company name, authorization date, and the specific crypto services a firm is licensed to offer.
- MiCA regulation covers ten distinct crypto services, including custody, exchange operations, trading, advice, and portfolio management.
- ESMA’s own interim register is updated weekly, with the most recent file dated July 31, 2026, and remains the official source of truth.
- Unauthorised providers were required to stop onboarding new EU clients as of July 1, 2026, making license verification more urgent for consumers.
Launch of the MiCA CASP Tracker by MiCA Crypto Alliance
The tracker exists because verifying MiCA crypto licenses manually was, until now, a slow and clunky process. ESMA’s authorization data has been public since the regulation took full effect, but it lived in downloadable files rather than a browsable interface. The MiCA Crypto Alliance built its tool specifically to close that gap, converting raw regulatory records into a directory that anyone can query in seconds.
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