Europe Enters the MiCA Authorisation Era
Oropay clients who used virtual-asset services provided by our Polish partner were affected by the provider’s decision to cease these activities amid the EU’s transition to MiCA. The related client agreements ended on 30 June 2026, following direct notice and withdrawal or conversion arrangements.
Europe’s crypto-asset market entered a decisive new phase on 1 July 2026. Under Article 143(3) of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), eligible providers already operating under national law could continue temporarily—under what is commonly called the “grandfathering” or transitional period—until 1 July 2026 or until their MiCA authorisation was granted or refused, whichever came first. For jurisdictions applying the maximum period, 30 June was therefore the final day of transitional operation.
MiCA replaces a patchwork of national regimes with harmonised requirements for authorisation, governance, transparency, conduct and client protection. Based on Oropay’s analysis of ESMA’s CASP register, 289 unique legal entities had entered the register by 30 June 2026, of which 287 had active records at the cut-off. Cyprus accounted for 20 active entities—approximately 7% of the active register—while no entity with Poland recorded as its home Member State appeared by the deadline. These are register counts rather than an application approval rate and include both MiCA authorisations and notifications by eligible financial entities.
ESMA has been clear about the consequences for providers that did not complete the transition. In June, it called on unauthorised crypto-asset service providers to “take immediate steps to wind down their EU activities in an orderly manner”, while safeguarding clients’ interests. ESMA also instructed such providers to stop onboarding and marketing, limit activity to the steps needed to sell, transfer or close positions, and communicate clearly with clients about the applicable timelines.
Poland faced a particular implementation challenge. The Polish Financial Supervision Authority stated that the national implementing act had not entered into force and that no competent authority had been formally designated for CASP authorisation. Consequently, Polish domestic providers relying on the former register of virtual-currency activities could no longer continue under that registration after 1 July. Providers authorised in another Member State could, however, continue serving the Polish market on a cross-border basis.
Update for Oropay clients
Against this market background, and in view of the specific implementation position in Poland, CREDERS Sp. z o.o., trading as Coinsflow—the partner that powered the crypto functionality described in Oropay’s September 2025 announcement—discontinued its virtual-asset service activity. Consequently, the related agreements between clients and CREDERS ended with effect from 30 June 2026, and the Coinsflow-powered crypto functionality is no longer available through Oropay.
Affected clients were notified directly before the termination date and were given the choice to transfer their virtual assets to an external wallet or sell them into fiat currency for credit to their Oropay account. Any residual-balance matters remain subject to the applicable CREDERS agreement, mandatory legal and compliance restrictions, and applicable law.
Oropay remains committed to regulatory certainty, transparent communication and client protection as Europe’s digital-asset market continues to develop. MiCA is more than a licensing milestone: it marks a market-wide shift towards clearer accountability and more sustainable service delivery.