Germany issues most MiCA licenses in Europe as tax plan delayed

Germany has emerged as the leading issuer of licenses under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation, with recent data highlighting the dominance of banks among newly authorized crypto service providers. In the third quarter of 2026, Germany granted MiCA licenses to 42 organizations, more than half of all new authorizations given across Europe during that period. FinPlanet, a digital asset management consulting and compliance firm, provided these figures based on information from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).