MiCA scam warnings rise as 1,000+ firms lose EU access
MiCA migration scams are targeting European crypto users after the European Unions final grandfathering period ended on July 1, forcing unauthorized crypto asset service providers to wind down covered services and move customers toward licensed firms or self-hosted wallets.ăăESMAs June statement requires unauthorized providers to stop onboarding new EU clients and limit activity to an orderly exit.ăăThe regulator also tells customers to check whether a provider appears in its official MiCA register before moving assets. European watchdogs now say fraudsters are exploiting those genuine migration messages by impersonating regulators and licensed exchanges and directing users to fake websites, wallets or platforms.ăăMiCA deadline created a new migration attack surfaceăăThe scale of the migration is large, but the numbers require qualification. A widely repeated estimate of more than 1,700 unlicensed platforms came from data provider VASPnet, not ESMA. CoinDesk cited that estimate alongside ESMA register data showing 323 authorized crypto companies in a late-July snapshot.ăăEU Regulators Warn of MiCA Migration Scams as 1,700 Crypto Platforms Halt EU ServicesăăMore than 1,700 unlicensed crypto platforms were required to stop serving EU users after MiCA took full effect on July 1, while only 323 firms held valid MiCA authorization at the time,⌠pic.twitter.com/jLa2Kwc9qEăăâ Wu Blockchain









