EU Hands Out 230 MiCA Licenses as Germany Leads and Spain Rules Out a July 1 Reprieve

The European Union has issued around 230 licenses under its Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation as a hard July 1 deadline approaches, with Germany leading the bloc on 56 authorizations. Spains securities regulator has ruled out any extension, leaving non-compliant exchanges facing restrictions across the EU. A Bloc Splits Along National Lines Around 230 firms []