Xenios Blockchain Group
Xenios Blockchain Group is a Greek blockchain company that provides enterprise tokenization solutions based on distributed ledger technology and crypto-asset services. In 2026 it was authorized by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission as a crypto-asset service provider under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), and in September of that year it became one of the first four Greek institutions on the MiCA register of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).
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2019Entering the Blockchain Technology Business
May 17, 2024Coordinating the First Blockchain-Digitized Greek Corporate Bond
On May 17, 2024, Xenios Blockchain Group S.A. (XBG) announced that it had coordinated and advised on the first Greek corporate bond digitized with blockchain technology; the bond was issued by Sadent S.A. under Germany’s Electronic Securities Act (eWpG). Together with German and Swiss partners, XBG ensured the issue complied with regulatory requirements under the eWpG framework, and it advised investors in the private placement on the secure storage of the digital bonds in blockchain wallets.[2][2][2][2]
2026MiCA Crypto-Asset Service Provider Authorization
In 2026, the Hellenic Capital Market Commission granted Xenios Blockchain Group a crypto-asset service provider license under the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the second such license the commission issued, after BCash and before Capital Wallet GreeceCapital Wallet GreeceCapital Wallet Greece is the Greek operating company of the crypto payment gateway brand Capital Wallet; its full legal name is Capital Wallet Greece Single-Member Société Anonyme. In 2026 it was authorized by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission as a crypto-asset service provider under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), and in September of that year it became one of the first four Greek institutions on the MiCA register of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).Open the full entry; the authorized service is the reception and transmission of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients.[1][3][1]
Vice chairman and managing director Anastasios Oureilidis said the company focuses on business-to-business (B2B) tokenization solutions delivered through distributed ledger infrastructure, and named three groups as the best current candidates for tokenization: energy companies, real estate businesses too small to set up a real estate investment company, and institutions considering digital securitization of securities and bonds.[3][3][3][3][3]
September 2026Listing on ESMA’s MiCA Register
In September 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers to add BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group, Capital Wallet Greece, and Piraeus BankPiraeus BankPiraeus Bank is a large Greek commercial bank founded in 1916 and headquartered in Athens, one of Greece’s four systemic banks. During the European debt crisis it acquired the Greek operations of several Greek and Cypriot banks, and it received capital from the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) between 2013 and 2015; in 2024 the fund sold its entire stake, returning the bank to private ownership. In September 2026 it was added to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) register of crypto-asset service providers under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), with the Bank of Greece as its competent authority.Open the full entry, the first time any Greek institution appeared on the register. The Hellenic Capital Market Commission is listed as Xenios Blockchain Group’s competent authority.[4][5][4]
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