The Global Crypto Licence Map
568 licensed companies across 10 regimes.
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The curve
N = 616 active licences with a grant date (696 active in total; the undated rest cannot sit on a time axis)The licence curve keeps steepening
258 active licences were granted in 2026 through July, after 195 across all of 2025. MiCA has applied since December 2024 and now carries 56% of every active licence in the map. Plotted: each active licence at its grant date.
10 public registers, compiled by Meridial · snapshot 2026-10-19
The entrance
N = distinct companies with an active licence, per regimeTraditional finance, regime by regime
237 of 568 licensed companies are not crypto-native. In the EU the TradFi share runs 46%, against 33% in the rest of the world.
snapshot 2026-10-19
The field
N = 568 licensed companiesWho the licensed universe is
Crypto-native platforms are the single largest type at 166, and 106 banks now hold a crypto licence somewhere in the map.
snapshot 2026-10-19
The analysis
11 more cuts, computed live from this register
The named depth the table cannot show: the entrance year by year, the age of every regulatory door, the 52 licensed banks, the cross-regime matrix, how long footprints take to build, and the live feed. Free behind one form, recomputed on every weekly refresh.
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