What this site is
Under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), a crypto exchange must hold a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) authorisation to serve customers across the EU and EEA. That information is public but scattered across the ESMA register and dozens of national regulators. EU MiCA collects it into one searchable place, in plain English, and links every entry back to a primary source.
How we compile the register
- Each exchange’s status is cross-checked against the official ESMA register of authorised CASPs and, where relevant, the home national competent authority (BaFin, MFSA, CSSF, AMF, AFM, CySEC, FMA, the Central Bank of Ireland, and others).
- The number of MiCA services (out of ten) shown for licensed exchanges is taken from the authorised-services field of the ESMA register entry for the specific legal entity — not the global brand.
- An exchange is marked “no licence” only when it is absent from the ESMA register; “in progress” or “transitional” reflect a public application or a national grandfathering regime.
- We do not publish ratings, fabricated reviews, or invented bonus figures. Where a fact cannot be verified against a primary source, we say so rather than guess.
Found something wrong or out of date? Licensing changes weekly. Email hello@eumica.com with the exchange and a link to the source, and we’ll correct it. Always confirm the live status in the ESMA register before acting.
Affiliate disclosure
Some “Visit” links on exchange pages are affiliate or referral links, and we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. This never changes an exchange’s licensing status on the register — a platform’s MiCA status is reported the same whether or not we have an affiliate relationship with it, and unlicensed exchanges are labelled as such regardless.
Who writes this
The register and explainers are maintained by the EU MiCA Editorial. This is informational content about financial regulation — it is not legal, financial, or investment advice, and crypto trading is high-risk. 18+.