Stripe-owned Bridge joins EU MiCA register after Luxembourg approval

QWhat company was added to the EU's MiCA register according to the article, and which country's regulator approved it?

AStripe-owned stablecoin infrastructure company Bridge, via its Luxembourg-based entity Bridge Building, was added to the EU's MiCA register after receiving regulatory approval from Luxembourg.

QHow many authorized Electronic Money Token (EMT) issuers are now in the EU's MiCA register following Bridge's inclusion?

AFollowing Bridge's inclusion, the number of MiCA-authorized Electronic Money Token (EMT) issuers in the EU register is 42.

QWhat two specific licenses or authorizations did Bridge announce it had secured on July 2, and from which authority?

AOn July 2, Bridge announced it had secured a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) authorization under MiCA and an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence from Luxembourg's Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).

QBesides EMT issuers, what other category of entities was updated in the ESMA register, and what was the total number after the update?

ABesides EMT issuers, the ESMA update added three new Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) entries from Germany, bringing the total number of authorized CASPs in the EU register to 324.

QAccording to the article, what recent change has there been in how ESMA publishes updates to its MiCA register?

AESMA has been publishing more frequent updates to its MiCA register in recent weeks, with several updates occurring in July.