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Ripple's preliminary crypto asset provider license in Luxembourg upgraded to fully compliant

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The CSSF, Luxembourg's financial authority, upgraded Ripple's preliminary CASP, which means it can now operate across the EU and EEA.(CSSF/Media)

Ripple said Monday that Luxembourg upgraded its preliminary Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) authorization under the European Union’s (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulations to a full license.

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Ripple received a full MiCA Crypto-Asset Service Provider license from Luxembourg, allowing it to offer cryptoasset services across the European Economic Area. The authorization makes Ripple one of a small group of digital asset firms fully approved under MiCA, with unlicensed crypto companies forced to halt operations in the region. The license builds on its February approval as an Electronic Money Institution in Luxembourg, positioning the company to scale regulated payment and crypto services throughout the European Union. “This CASP authorisation means Ripple enters the post-transitional MiCA era fully compliant and ready to scale,” said Cassie Craddock, the company's managing director for Europe and the U.K., in a statement.

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