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    European Securities and Markets Authority

    European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor. It is located in Paris and began operations on 1 January 2011. Carlo Comporti is set to become its chair on 1 November 2026.

    esma.europa.eu
    Chair
    Verena Ross

    Leadership

    Verena Ross, Chair. Verena Ross is Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's securities markets regulator.

    Key facts

    Began operations
    1 January 2011source
    Strategy
    ESMA Strategy 2023-2028source
    Location
    Parissource
    Chair's contract end
    31 October 2026source
    Incoming chair
    Carlo Comporti, term beginning 1 November 2026source

    WYDE coverage of European Securities and Markets Authority

    WYDE Newsroom has published 3 articles about European Securities and Markets Authority, from Jul 1, 2026 to Jul 12, 2026. European Securities and Markets Authority is the regulator in 3 stories. The most recent is Swift's banking network turned on its blockchain, Circle became a bank, and an XRP windfall gave away $154 million. Over 60,000 meals..

    WYDE Weekly

    Swift's banking network turned on its blockchain, Circle became a bank, and an XRP windfall gave away $154 million. Over 60,000 meals.

    WYDE Weekly: Swift's live ledger with 17 banks, Circle and Sony's OCC charters, the $1.4 trillion Meta demand, a revived 45 million hunger warning, and Rippleworks' record $154 million grant year.

    Jul 12, 2026 · 7 min read · Regulator

    Crypto & DeFi

    ESMA Adds 37 Crypto Firms to the MiCA Register in Its First Post-Deadline Update

    The EU crypto register grew from 243 to 280 authorized providers in ESMA's first update since the July 1 MiCA deadline, with Standard Chartered and FalconX among the new names.

    Jul 4, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator

    Crypto & DeFi

    Europe's MiCA Deadline Arrives, Forcing Unlicensed Crypto Firms to Wind Down

    The EU's July 1 MiCA deadline ended the transitional regime across all 27 member states, and industry executives estimate up to 80 percent of Europe's roughly 3,000 pre-MiCA crypto firms may not continue.

    Jul 1, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator

    Reported alongside European Securities and Markets Authority

    • Standard Chartered · in 2 stories with European Securities and Markets Authority
    • Aleph Neuro · in 1 story with European Securities and Markets Authority
    • Alibaba · in 1 story with European Securities and Markets Authority
    • Anthropic · in 1 story with European Securities and Markets Authority
    • Bezos Earth Fund · in 1 story with European Securities and Markets Authority
    • Binance · in 1 story with European Securities and Markets Authority
    • Block · in 1 story with European Securities and Markets Authority
    • BonkDAO · in 1 story with European Securities and Markets Authority

    Sources

    Track the institutions that move money.

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