ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Boerse Stuttgart Digital, a subsidiary of the Stuttgart Stock Exchange (Boerse Stuttgart) in Germany, has obtained a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license issued by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) of Germany, allowing it to operate across the European Union.This license is issued based on the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework. Previously, MoonPay, BitStaete, ZBD, and Hidden Road obtained relevant licenses from the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) last December.

ChainCatcher news, MoonPay, BitStaete, FinTech ZBD, and HiddenRoad have obtained the crypto asset market license issued by the Netherlands.MiCA is a set of tailored rules for cryptocurrency companies, requiring firms to obtain a crypto asset service provider (CASP) license from one member state before they can operate across the EU.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Bitcoin Lightning Network payment platform ZBD (formerly Zebedee) announced that it has received approval from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) and will be granted a license when the MiCA regulation officially comes into effect on December 30.This license will allow ZBD to provide cryptocurrency custody and trading services throughout the European Union. ZBD submitted its application in April this year and is one of the first companies to be approved.Currently, countries like the Netherlands are prepared for the implementation of MiCA, while other EU member states are still advancing related legislative work. The list of approved companies will be published on the AFM's official website after MiCA comes into effect.