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Original sources cited per event.", "subject": "Companies that obtained the MiCA license between 2026-06-07 and 2026-07-17", "finding": "'MiCAR License' is adding companies: 10 — Ripple, Bitcoin Suisse, Alchemy Pay and FalconX among them — have announced 11 developments since 2026-06-23, and the weekly pace is still rising (about 3 a week).", "columns": ["Company", "What happened", "Date"], "rows": [["BitPay B.V.", "MiCA authorization as crypto-asset service provider", "2026-07-16"], ["Damoon Technology (Europe) AG (Paymonade)", "MiCA licence from Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority", "2026-07-16"], ["Webull EU", "MiCAR approval to offer crypto-assets in the European Union", "2026-07-13"], ["Ripple", "Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from Luxembourg's Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)", "2026-07-06"], ["CoinFlip", "MiCAR license from Italy's Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB)", "2026-07-02"], ["Strike (Zap Strike Europe 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["https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/singaporean-founded-paymonade-clears-europes-new-crypto-regulations--when-roughly-90-of-europes-crypto-firms-fail-302827352.html"]}, {"company": "Webull EU", "what": "MiCAR approval to offer crypto-assets in the European Union", "amount": "", "date": "2026-07-13", "sources": ["https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/webull-receives-approval-to-offer-crypto-in-the-european-union-302823011.html"]}, {"company": "Ripple", "what": "Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from Luxembourg's Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)", "amount": "", "date": "2026-07-06", "sources": ["https://ripple.com/ripple-press/ripple-receives-full-eu-mica-casp-license/"]}, {"company": "CoinFlip", "what": "MiCAR license from Italy's Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB)", "amount": "", "date": "2026-07-02", "sources": ["https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260702632242/en/CoinFlip-Awarded-MiCAR-License-from-Italys-Commissione-Nazionale-per-le-Societ-e-la-Borsa"]}, {"company": "Strike (Zap Strike Europe Limited)", "what": "crypto-asset service provider under MiCA", "amount": "", "date": "2026-06-30", "sources": ["https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260629275243/en/Strike-Europe-Secures-Full-MiCA-Authorization-Unlocking-Bitcoin-Services-Across-All-27-EU-Member-States"]}, {"company": "STOKR", "what": "CASP and PI licences under MiCAR", "amount": "", "date": "2026-06-30", "sources": ["https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260630942498/en/STOKR-Secures-CASP-and-PI-Licences-in-Luxembourg-Ahead-of-MiCAR-Deadline"]}, {"company": "FalconX", "what": "MiCA authorization from Malta Financial Services Authority", "amount": "", "date": "2026-06-29", "sources": 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{"date": "2026-07-13", "title": "Webull Receives Approval to Offer Crypto in the European Union", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/webull-receives-approval-to-offer-crypto-in-the-european-union-302823011.html", "actors": ["Webull EU"]}, {"date": "2026-07-16", "title": "BitPay Secures MiCA License to Expand Cryptocurrency & Stablecoin Payments Across the EU", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bitpay-secures-mica-license-to-expand-cryptocurrency--stablecoin-payments-across-the-eu-302827081.html", "actors": ["BitPay B.V."]}, {"date": "2026-07-16", "title": "Singaporean-Founded Paymonade Clears Europe's New Crypto Regulations -- When Roughly 90% of Europe's Crypto Firms Fail", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/singaporean-founded-paymonade-clears-europes-new-crypto-regulations--when-roughly-90-of-europes-crypto-firms-fail-302827352.html", "actors": ["Damoon Technology (Europe) AG (Paymonade)"]}], "provenance": {"basis": "Findings describe 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