July 1, 2026 marked an important turning point for crypto users in the European Union. As the MiCA transitional period came to an end, crypto-asset service providers operating under the previous national frameworks could no longer rely on those transitional arrangements indefinitely. For EU users, that raises a practical question: what actually changed, and what didn’t? The answer is more nuanced than “MiCA banned crypto” or “every wallet now needs KYC.” MiCA 2026 primarily changes…