Is AscendEX MiCA-licensed?
Status checked on 2 August 2026 against the official ESMA register
AscendEX does not hold a verified MiCA CASP licence. AscendEX, formerly BitMax, ceased all operations on 1 July 2026. It cited MiCA taking full effect and a failed liquidity deal. Accounts are exit-only, and withdrawals require manual review. AscendEX never held a MiCA authorisation.
Practical effect: AscendEX has no verified CASP authorisation. Check the contracting entity and any separate permissions before you rely on MiCA conduct, safeguarding or complaint rights.
See the tracked MiCA-licensed exchanges, or read what changed on 1 July 2026.
At a glance
- Supervising or reporting authority
- None recorded
- Entity jurisdiction or country context
- Not authorised in the EEA
- EEA MiCA authorisation
- Not authorised in the EEA
- MiCA register route
- No current entry
- Register entry date
- No current entry date
- EEA passporting
- No
- Exchange type
- CEX
- MiCA services
- Not recorded in the current register
Common questions
Can I still use AscendEX from the EU?
MiCA does not itself make account holding illegal. National and product rules can still apply. Since 1 July 2026, an in-scope provider generally needs an Article 63 authorisation or an eligible Article 60 notification route. AscendEX can apply location restrictions or close user accounts.
Is money on AscendEX protected under MiCA?
AscendEX has no verified CASP authorisation. Do not assume that MiCA conduct, safeguarding or EU-regulator complaint rights apply to the service. Verify the contracting entity and any separate permissions.
Is there a MiCA-licensed alternative to AscendEX?
Yes. 51 of the exchanges we track have current MiCA register entries. The licensed list shows each mapped entity, regulator and entry date.
