Overview
- A Binance spokesperson confirmed the exchange has applied for authorization in Greece and is in active talks with the Hellenic Capital Market Commission.
- Binance created a local holding, Binary Greece, as a single-shareholder company with €25,000 in capital and an indefinite duration, appointing Gillian Majella Lynch to lead it.
- The review is reported to be fast-tracked, with Greece’s regulator enlisting EY, KPMG, Deloitte, PwC and Grant Thornton to support the assessment.
- If approved, the authorization would allow EU-wide operations under MiCA before the July 1 deadline, following Greece’s designation of the HCMC as the crypto supervisor under Law 5193/2025.
- ESMA data indicate Greece has yet to issue any MiCA licenses, and France’s AMF has warned unlicensed providers, including Binance’s French-registered unit, to comply or cease operating in France.