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Binance to Lose EU Permission After Greek MiCA Rejection

6/17/2026

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Binance will lose EU client permission from July after Greece’s Hellenic Capital Market Commission plans to reject its MiCA licence.
Binance says the commission found its MiCA application compliant after 18 months, even though the regulation requires licences by end-June for operation across the 27-nation bloc.
Binance announced on X it will support a process, minimize user disruption, and will update before 30 June 2026, noting its $4.3 billion 2023 settlement.

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Binance will lose EU client permission from July after Greece’s Hellenic Capital Market Commission plans to reject its MiCA licence.
Binance says the commission found its MiCA application compliant after 18 months, even though the regulation requires licences by end-June for operation across the 27-nation bloc.
Binance announced on X it will support a process, minimize user disruption, and will update before 30 June 2026, noting its $4.3 billion 2023 settlement.