MiCA · CASP licence status · sourced 2026-08-09
Which crypto exchanges are MiCA-licensed in the EU?
8 of 13covered exchanges hold a verified MiCAR licence
Bybit EU GmbH
FMA (Austria) · since 2025-05-28 · source (regulator) ↗
Note
A separate Bybit Payments GmbH additionally received an e-money-institution licence on 2026-08-04 — unrelated to the CASP licence.
Bybit EU GmbH
Status
Licensed
Regulator
FMA (Austria) · 2025-05-28
Note
A separate Bybit Payments GmbH additionally received an e-money-institution licence on 2026-08-04 — unrelated to the CASP licence.
OKX Europe Ltd
MFSA (Malta) · since 2025-01-27 · source (first-party) ↗
Note
One of the first full MiCA CASP authorisations issued in the EU; used since for EEA passporting.
OKX Europe Ltd
Status
Licensed
Regulator
MFSA (Malta) · 2025-01-27
Note
One of the first full MiCA CASP authorisations issued in the EU; used since for EEA passporting.
Foris DAX MT Limited
MFSA (Malta) · since 2025-01-27 · source (first-party) ↗
Note
EEA passporting effective from 2025-02-12.
Foris DAX MT Limited
Status
Licensed
Regulator
MFSA (Malta) · 2025-01-27
Note
EEA passporting effective from 2025-02-12.
Payward Europe Solutions Limited (trading as "Kraken")
Central Bank of Ireland · since 2025-06-25 · source (first-party) ↗
Note
Passporting confirmed across all 30 EEA states, incl. a listing in the AMF France whitelist.
Payward Europe Solutions Limited (trading as "Kraken")
Status
Licensed
Regulator
Central Bank of Ireland · 2025-06-25
Note
Passporting confirmed across all 30 EEA states, incl. a listing in the AMF France whitelist.
Coinbase Luxembourg S.A.
CSSF (Luxembourg) · since 2025-06-20 · source (regulator) ↗
Note
Coinbase's own blog post states the same facts; its site returned 403 to a direct check, so the AMF France whitelist is cited as the primary source.
Coinbase Luxembourg S.A.
Status
Licensed
Regulator
CSSF (Luxembourg) · 2025-06-20
Note
Coinbase's own blog post states the same facts; its site returned 403 to a direct check, so the AMF France whitelist is cited as the primary source.
Bitpanda GmbH
FMA (Austria) · since 2025-04-09 · source (regulator) ↗
Note
The Bitpanda group's third MiCA licence, after Germany and Malta.
Bitpanda GmbH
Status
Licensed
Regulator
FMA (Austria) · 2025-04-09
Note
The Bitpanda group's third MiCA licence, after Germany and Malta.
Bitvavo B.V.
AFM (Netherlands) · since 2025-06-27 · source (first-party) ↗
Note
Covers custody and administration of crypto-assets, operation of a trading platform, and transfer services; passportable across the 30 EEA states. DNB-registered since 2020.
Bitvavo B.V.
Status
Licensed
Regulator
AFM (Netherlands) · 2025-06-27
Note
Covers custody and administration of crypto-assets, operation of a trading platform, and transfer services; passportable across the 30 EEA states. DNB-registered since 2020.
Bitstamp (Luxembourg entity, licence N00000003)
CSSF (Luxembourg) · since 2025-05-16 · source (first-party) ↗
Note
Covers trading-platform operation, execution of orders on behalf of clients and custody, across the EEA. Owned by Robinhood Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: HOOD) since 2025-06-02; separately FCA-registered in the UK (Bitstamp UK Limited, June 2023, FRN 978690).
Bitstamp (Luxembourg entity, licence N00000003)
Status
Licensed
Regulator
CSSF (Luxembourg) · 2025-05-16
Note
Covers trading-platform operation, execution of orders on behalf of clients and custody, across the EEA. Owned by Robinhood Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: HOOD) since 2025-06-02; separately FCA-registered in the UK (Bitstamp UK Limited, June 2023, FRN 978690).
KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH
FMA (Austria) · since 2025-11-27 · source (regulator) ↗
Note
CASP licence granted 2025-11-27; the FMA barred new business on 2026-02-18 over missing AML key functions. The new-business ban was lifted 2026-05-18, but the FMA states commencement of business operations remains prohibited.
KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH
Status
Licensed — operations restricted
Regulator
FMA (Austria) · 2025-11-27
Note
CASP licence granted 2025-11-27; the FMA barred new business on 2026-02-18 over missing AML key functions. The new-business ban was lifted 2026-05-18, but the FMA states commencement of business operations remains prohibited.
Bitget EU
FMA (Austria) · since 2026-06-17 · source (first-party) ↗
Note
Per Bitget's own support article, Bitget EU has applied for a MiCAR licence with the FMA; the outcome is pending. No licence appears in the ESMA CASP register as of 2026-07-31.
Bitget EU
Status
Application pending
Regulator
FMA (Austria) · 2026-06-17
Note
Per Bitget's own support article, Bitget EU has applied for a MiCAR licence with the FMA; the outcome is pending. No licence appears in the ESMA CASP register as of 2026-07-31.
Gemini (Malta legal entity not named first-party)
MFSA (Malta) · since 2025-08-20 · source (secondary) ↗
Note
MiCA licence confirmed first-party via Gemini's own blog (2025-08-20). Gemini then voluntarily withdrew from the EEA: accounts became withdrawal-only from 2026-03-05, EEA closure 2026-04-06 — those dates rest on multiple matching secondary sources (Finance Magnates, Yahoo Finance/SEC filing, Coinspeaker); the Gemini support page itself returned 403 to a direct check. A restructuring per an SEC filing, not a regulatory action.
Gemini (Malta legal entity not named first-party)
Status
Licensed, then withdrew from the EEA
Regulator
MFSA (Malta) · 2025-08-20
Note
MiCA licence confirmed first-party via Gemini's own blog (2025-08-20). Gemini then voluntarily withdrew from the EEA: accounts became withdrawal-only from 2026-03-05, EEA closure 2026-04-06 — those dates rest on multiple matching secondary sources (Finance Magnates, Yahoo Finance/SEC filing, Coinspeaker); the Gemini support page itself returned 403 to a direct check. A restructuring per an SEC filing, not a regulatory action.
Note
Coindesk (2026-06-26) cites a Binance notice to EU users; no MiCAR licence appears in the ESMA CASP register as of 2026-07-31. Binance withdrew its Greek MiCAR application on 2026-06-24, stopped services in France/Poland/Italy/Spain from 2026-07-01, and has said it will apply in a different member state — but no first-party Binance statement confirming or denying licensed status could be found.
Status
Not verified by us
Regulator
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Note
Coindesk (2026-06-26) cites a Binance notice to EU users; no MiCAR licence appears in the ESMA CASP register as of 2026-07-31. Binance withdrew its Greek MiCAR application on 2026-06-24, stopped services in France/Poland/Italy/Spain from 2026-07-01, and has said it will apply in a different member state — but no first-party Binance statement confirming or denying licensed status could be found.
Note
The Dutch AFM states directly (2025-09-24): "MEXC does not have a license and therefore illegally offers crypto-asset services in the Netherlands." No MiCAR licence appears in the ESMA CASP register.
Status
Not verified by us
Regulator
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Note
The Dutch AFM states directly (2025-09-24): "MEXC does not have a license and therefore illegally offers crypto-asset services in the Netherlands." No MiCAR licence appears in the ESMA CASP register.
Sources & method
- Every status links a first-party or regulator source, or is marked secondary; unverified means not verified by us — never silently dropped.
- MiCAR requires any firm serving EU customers to hold a CASP licence from a national regulator; the transitional grace periods have run out in every member state.
- A granted licence is passportable across the EEA from one home regulator — hence the licensed legal entity is named, not just the brand.
- Licensed is a status, not a guarantee: it can be restricted (KuCoin, FMA) or given up (Gemini’s EEA withdrawal).
- A sourced status list, not legal advice — check the regulator’s own register before you decide.
Not investment advice. Skontro is not a CASP under MiCAR. Reliability Scores are information, not recommendations: every negative datapoint is dated and sourced, the methodology is public, and no exchange can pay to change a score.