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Woofun AI reports that Germany has secured 57 MiCA-authorized crypto-asset service provider licenses, representing 23% of the 244 total authorizations issued across the European Union and European Economic Area before the Wednesday regime launch. France trails with 26 companies, or roughly 11% of all approvals, positioning it alongside the Netherlands as the bloc's second-largest licensing hub despite the framework's intent to unify the market. This disparity highlights fragmented implementation among national regulators ahead of the July 1 transitional deadline, with Germany maintaining the overall lead while France recently accelerated its pace. Data compiled by Woofun AI shows France issued five CASP approvals between June 18 and June 22, the highest volume in that window, bringing the total new approvals across jurisdictions to 11 during the period. These recent French authorizations include Bpifrance Investissement, RCUBE Asset Management, Paymium, Leonod and Meria, while Malta followed with two additional licenses. The geographic concentration of approvals in Germany, France and the Netherlands mirrors the broader distribution of financial assets, where these nations plus Luxembourg and Ireland held around 72% of financial corporation assets and liabilities in 2024. Conversely, five member states including Greece, Hungary, Poland, Portugal and Romania have issued zero MiCA licenses as of June 26. Greece notably saw Binance apply for authorization before withdrawing the request to pursue licensing elsewhere, while Poland remains without an active framework due to legislative delays and three reported presidential vetoes. In a separate compliance metric, Italy dominated the non-compliant CASP register with 160 of the 162 total entries recorded on June 26, leaving the Netherlands and Slovakia with one entry each linked to MEXC and LWEX respectively. This bifurcation between rapid licensing in core financial hubs and total inactivity or non-compliance in others suggests a deeply uneven regulatory landscape as the unified market deadline passes.