The EU’s MiCA transitional period ends on July 1, and unlicensed crypto firms must cease serving EU customers.

According to Cointelegraph, the transitional period for the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) will end on July 1, 2026. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) stated that, as of that date, crypto-asset service providers not yet authorized under MiCA—even if their applications are still under review—must cease providing services to EU customers and initiate business wind-down and customer migration arrangements.