Europe is no longer negotiating its stance on digital assets. With MiCA in full effect, compliance isn’t a competitive advantage: it’s a legal requirement. 72% of European crypto investors already prefer MiCA-compliant platforms, signaling that market forces and regulators are perfectly aligned. Enterprises operating in banking, fintech, and digital assets can no longer build around regulation; they must build inside it. MiCA transforms financial services into rule-based code: real-time reporting, capital adequacy, on-chain auditability, and technical governance enforcement. The only viable path forward for enterprises is to invest in MiCA-compliant infrastructure or risk regulatory exclusion and market irrelevance.