Unauthorised CASPs and onboarding authorised CASPs - Statement

Issuing authority	ESMA
Jurisdiction	European Union
Action type	Statement
Date	17 Apr 2026
Subject	Unauthorised CASPs and onboarding authorised CASPs
Amount	n/a
Obligation area	Transitional periods; unauthorised activity; wind-down planning; AML/CFT/KYC client migration
Source	Primary source

Statement on the end of MiCA transitional periods: 1 Jul 2026 is the EU-wide deadline with no grace period, unauthorised CASPs need immediately executable wind-down plans, and authorised CASPs taking migrated clients must run fresh AML/CFT/KYC checks.

Related links: money laundering; terrorist financing; Article 59 MiCA; Article 62 MiCA