Ripple announced minutes ago that it has received full authorization as a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).
This allows the company behind XRP to offer its regulated crypto payments platform throughout the European Economic Area (EEA).
The statement from the company indicates that this approval follows the firm’s preliminary authorization announced in June and confirms that it is fully compliant with the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework.
Consequently, Ripple can now provide its end-to-end crypto payments solutions to financial institutions, corporations, and businesses across all 30 EEA countries under a single regulatory framework.
Ripple’s Managing Director for Europe and the UK, Cassie Craddock, weighed in on the major authorization, indicating that it positions her firm to expand its presence in the region as demand for regulated digital asset infrastructure continues to grow.
“This CASP authorization means Ripple enters
The announcement noted that Ripple has now joined a very small number of cryptocurrency firms to have the full authorization under MiCA. Moreover, its portfolio of regulatory licenses has grown to over 75.
Source: CryptoPotato
