What the public record shows.
The honest way to answer “is this provider still available” is to point at what an authority or the firm itself has actually published — and to date every statement. Here are the facts, each with the source and the date it was published.
Binance confirmed that it had withdrawn its MiCA CASP licence application in Greece, filed with the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC), after assessing the progress and timeline of the licensing process. Reported by CoinDesk on 24 June 2026. Stated here as the firm’s own decision as reported — not a regulator enforcement action, and not something this page evaluates.
Binance told EU residents it would no longer provide its services from 1 July 2026, the date MiCA’s transitional period ended (CoinDesk, 26 June 2026). Users in France, Italy, Spain and Poland were told services would be suspended by that date (Euronews and AFP / France 24, 25 June 2026). Per that reporting: new spot orders, deposits, sign-ups, and Earn and staking products became unavailable to EU users.
Per the same company communications and reporting, existing balances remained accessible and withdrawals stayed open during the wind-down. Binance said user funds remain safe and accessible. What applies to your account can still differ by country and product — the firm’s own current EU notices are the operative source for that.
NorthPoint commits a dated copy of ESMA’s registers with each build. In our snapshot of the register of authorised CASPs — ESMA file dated 23 July 2026, 309 distinct entity/competent-authority pairs across 312 rows — there is no entry whose name matches “Binance”. The same is true of our snapshot of ESMA’s register of non-compliant entities, file dated 13 July 2026, 159 entities. That is a statement about two dated files, not a determination of any firm’s status. The registers move — see our dated register change log for every movement we have recorded.
What Binance has said about coming back.
This is the part where it matters most to separate a stated intention from an outcome. The following is what the firm and its executives have said, as reported — not a forecast, and not something this page endorses or evaluates.
On withdrawing the Greek application, Binance said it is not leaving Europe and intends to seek authorisation through another EU member state — with France named in reporting, where the firm already holds a pre-MiCA digital-asset registration with the AMF. Co-chief executive Richard Teng said the company remains “dedicated to securing our MiCA license” and expects to obtain one “in the coming months.”
Sources: CoinDesk, 24 June 2026; The Crypto Times and Euronews, 25–26 June 2026. This is the firm’s stated intention as reported. An authorisation exists only once a competent authority grants it and it appears on the ESMA register.
What ESMA said should happen — in its own words.
Eight days before the deadline, ESMA published a public statement setting out what it expects from any crypto-asset service provider that is not authorised when the transitional period ends. It is a general statement about a category of firms, not about any one company. The following is quoted verbatim.
“ESMA calls on unauthorised crypto-asset service providers to wind down orderly, while also safeguarding clients’ interests, as MiCA transitional period ends.”
“ESMA expects unauthorised CASPs to take immediate steps to wind down their EU activities in an orderly manner, while also safeguarding clients’ interests and mitigating risks to market integrity. In particular, unauthorised CASPs must: immediately stop onboarding new EU clients, refrain from opening new client relationships or accounts, and cease marketing activities and solicitation; limit the provision of services to actions necessary to sell or transfer crypto-assets, reallocate assets, or close positions. Custody of clients’ crypto-assets can only continue for the period strictly necessary to complete an orderly exit; communicate clearly, promptly and repeatedly with clients (retail and institutional) about the measures taken to safeguard their assets and the wind-down plans…”
“ESMA reminds clients of unauthorised CASPs, whether EU or non-EU entities, that they do not benefit from MiCA safeguards, including protections for client assets. Clients using crypto-asset services in the EU are invited to verify whether their provider is authorised under MiCA in the ESMA Register and act promptly where this is not the case, including by transferring their crypto-assets to an authorised CASP, where one is identified, or to a self-hosted wallet.”
Quoted from ESMA’s public statement dated 23 June 2026 (reference ESMA75-113276571-1710); ellipsis marks omitted text. Read the statement in full for the authoritative wording. Our page on the wind-down expectations →
What can still change — and what to check.
“A provider stopped serving the EU” is a snapshot, not a permanent state. Three things move independently, and each has a different authoritative source.
| What can change | Where you check it |
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| Whether an entity is authorised | The ESMA register of authorised CASPs, plus the relevant national competent authority’s own register. A licence exists when it is granted and recorded — not when it is announced or intended. |
| Which services are available to you | The provider’s own current EU service notices. Country, product, and asset availability can differ within the same firm, and can change without a register movement. |
| Which assets are offered | Stablecoins (e-money tokens) are governed by their own MiCA rules; tokens can be delisted or restricted independently of any provider’s overall authorisation. See the USDT page. |
This is general information, not legal, financial, or investment advice, and not a determination of any firm’s authorisation status. For your situation, read the provider’s own current EU service notices and confirm the authorised entity on the ESMA register.
How to verify any provider’s status yourself.
The same three-step check works for any exchange or wallet — and it is the only reliable way to answer “is X still available” for your own account.
Look up the provider’s legal entity on ESMA’s register of authorised CASPs, and on the relevant national competent authority’s register. If the entity that serves you is listed, that is the authoritative confirmation. If it is not listed, that is what the register says on that date — nothing more and nothing less.
A global brand often operates several legal entities, and only some of them may hold an authorisation. Confirm the specific entity named in your account terms is the one on the register — a group-level announcement is not the same thing.
Providers publish migration, suspension, delisting, and country-availability notices. These tell you what changes for your assets and country, and on what timeline, which the register alone does not.
If you market a crypto service into the EU, this cuts the other way.
The flip side of users asking “is this provider authorised” is that every provider’s marketing is now held to the MiCA standard. Under Article 88, every customer-facing message must be clear, fair, and not misleading — and claims about your own authorisation, available markets, or supported assets are exactly the kind of statement that has to be accurate. ESMA’s 23 June statement is explicit that a firm without authorisation must “cease marketing activities and solicitation.” If you run marketing into the EU, the routes below show how to check a live asset before it ships.
| If you are… | The immediate move | Start here |
|---|---|---|
| Unsure whether a live asset still passes A banner, landing page, or email running into the EU. |
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| Shipping assets across several EU markets Ongoing campaigns, multiple languages. |
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| Facing a whole asset-set review or a market change A licence change, a migration, or a high-stakes launch. |
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Frequently asked questions.
Is Binance MiCA-authorised?
Not on the public record NorthPoint holds. Binance confirmed on 24 June 2026 that it had withdrawn its MiCA crypto-asset service provider (CASP) licence application in Greece (CoinDesk, 24 June 2026). NorthPoint's own committed snapshot of ESMA's register of authorised CASPs — the ESMA file dated 23 July 2026, carrying 309 distinct entity/competent-authority pairs — contains no entry whose name matches Binance; nor does our snapshot of ESMA's register of non-compliant entities, file dated 13 July 2026, 159 entities. That is a statement about two dated files we have committed, not a determination of any firm's status. ESMA republishes the registers regularly, so confirm the current position directly on the ESMA register and with the relevant national competent authority.
Can I still use Binance in the EU after 1 July 2026?
Per Binance's own communications to users and contemporaneous reporting, Binance told EU residents it would no longer provide its services from 1 July 2026, the date MiCA's transitional period ended (CoinDesk, 26 June 2026). Users in France, Italy, Spain and Poland were told services would be suspended by that date (Euronews and AFP / France 24, 25 June 2026). Per that reporting, new spot orders, deposits, sign-ups and Earn and staking products became unavailable to EU users, while existing balances remained accessible and withdrawals stayed open. What applies to your account can still differ by country and by product — read Binance's own current EU service notices for your country before relying on any specific service.
Is Binance coming back to the EU?
Binance has stated that it intends to. On withdrawing the Greek application, Binance said it is not leaving Europe and intends to seek authorisation through another EU member state, with France named in reporting, where it already holds a pre-MiCA digital-asset registration with the AMF; co-chief executive Richard Teng said the company remains dedicated to securing its MiCA licence and expects to obtain one in the coming months (CoinDesk, 24 June 2026; The Crypto Times and Euronews, 25–26 June 2026). That is the firm's stated intention as reported, not an outcome and not a prediction — an authorisation exists only once a competent authority grants it and it appears on the ESMA register. This is general information, not legal advice.
What does ESMA expect to happen to client assets when a provider without authorisation winds down?
ESMA set out its expectations in a public statement dated 23 June 2026 (ESMA75-113276571-1710). In ESMA's own words, unauthorised CASPs must “immediately stop onboarding new EU clients, refrain from opening new client relationships or accounts, and cease marketing activities and solicitation”, must “limit the provision of services to actions necessary to sell or transfer crypto-assets, reallocate assets, or close positions”, and must “communicate clearly, promptly and repeatedly with clients (retail and institutional) about the measures taken to safeguard their assets and the wind-down plans”. ESMA also reminds clients that they “do not benefit from MiCA safeguards, including protections for client assets” where their provider is not authorised, and invites clients to verify their provider in the ESMA Register. Read ESMA's statement in full for the authoritative text.
Related rules.
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Every exchange we track, with its status, competent authority, and the date each row was last reviewed — the dataset this page draws on.
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Every movement we have recorded between consecutive ESMA register files, with the file dates and counts. Also available as an Atom feed.
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The same status check applied to OKX’s EU entity and its MFSA (Malta) MiCA authorisation — the authorised-provider case.
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Kraken’s EU entity and its Central Bank of Ireland MiCA authorisation.
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The dated, sourced list of firms that have suspended, withdrawn, or been restricted in the EU around MiCA in force.
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The general status page: what the end of the transitional period changed, and what it means if a provider is not authorised.
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MiCA, FCA, SEC, GDPR — the marketing rules, quoted and explained.
This page is general, educational information for EU users and marketing teams, not legal, financial, or investment advice, not a determination of any firm’s authorisation status, and not a characterisation of any firm’s conduct, decisions, or any authority’s intentions. The facts stated — the 24 June 2026 withdrawal of the Greek application, the 1 July 2026 service stop, withdrawals remaining open, and the absence of a matching entry on NorthPoint’s committed ESMA register snapshots (authorised file dated 23 July 2026; non-compliant file dated 13 July 2026) — are drawn from public statements, company communications, and dated register files at a point in time, and can change. Confirm the current entry on the ESMA register of authorised CASPs, read the provider’s own EU service notices, and consult qualified counsel for your situation.
Paste a banner, landing page, email, or post and check your own marketing against the full operator-grade MiCA rule pack — the same pack behind our Launch Audit — as self-serve tooling. General information, not legal advice, and not a determination of any firm’s status.