HCMC

Greece

2026-09-29 10:05:00

Four Greek entities join ESMA’s MiCA crypto register for the first time

Greece has appeared in the European Securities and Markets Authority’s register of Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) crypto-asset service providers for the first time, with four entities approved: BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group, Capital Wallet Greece, and Piraeus Bank. Their addition brings the total number of registered service providers to 359, according to a Cointelegraph report cited by PANews. Regulatory oversight is split between two Greek authorities. The Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) is responsible for supervising BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group, and Capital Wallet Greece, while crypto-related banking activity involving Piraeus Bank falls under the Bank of Greece. The report also referenced earlier claims that European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde had intervened to block Binance from seeking a MiCA license through Greece. In a written response, HCMC said it had never communicated with the ECB or Greek government officials on the matter and "firmly denied" that the remarks in question had been made by its officials.

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ESMA

2026-09-29 10:00:52

ESMA updates MiCA register, adding first Greece-based crypto service providers

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated its Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) register, adding BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group, Capital Wallet Greece and Piraeus Bank as the first Greece-based crypto-asset service providers on the list. The update also added six institutions from Germany, France and Slovenia, bringing the total number of registered entities to 359. According to the information cited by ChainCatcher, the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) supervises the first three firms, while the Bank of Greece oversees Piraeus Bank. HCMC also denied that its officials had communicated with European Central Bank (ECB) officials regarding Binance’s Greek MiCA application, and rejected statements alleging that Christine Lagarde had intervened in the process. Binance withdrew its application on June 24.

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MiCA

2026-09-29 10:00:21

Four Greek firms join MiCA register for the first time as HCMC denies claims of interference in Binance application

The European Securities and Markets Authority has updated its Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) register, adding four Greece-based entities for the first time: BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group, Capital Wallet Greece, and Piraeus Bank. The update also brought in six more institutions from Germany, France, and Slovenia, taking the total number of registered entities to 359. Regulatory oversight in Greece is split between two authorities. The Hellenic Capital Market Commission, or HCMC, supervises BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group, and Capital Wallet Greece, while the Bank of Greece oversees Piraeus Bank. HCMC also pushed back on claims tied to Binance’s MiCA application in Greece. The regulator said its officials did not communicate with European Central Bank officials regarding the application, and it denied making statements that European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde had intervened in the process. Binance withdrew its application on June 24. The development was reported by Cointelegraph.

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