Is Backpack MiCA-licensed?
Status checked on 2 August 2026 against the official ESMA register
Yes, Backpack has a current MiCA register entry supervised by Latvijas Banka in Latvia, dated May 2026. The facts table states the legal route when verified. Latvia’s central bank granted Trek Technologies, the EU arm, a MiCA CASP licence in May 2026.
Practical effect: The named EEA entity is supervised for the services in its current MiCA register entry. Conduct and disclosure rules apply. Safeguarding and custody liability depend on the service and the entity that holds the assets or funds. You can escalate complaints to Latvijas Banka.
Read what a CASP licence covers, or compare tracked licensed exchanges on register facts.
At a glance
- Supervising or reporting authority
- Latvijas Banka
- Registered EEA entity
- "Trek Technologies" SIA
- Home state in register
- Latvia
- MiCA register route
- Current entry with no separate route classification
- Register entry date
- May 2026
- EEA passporting
- Eligible under Article 65. Notified host states not verified
- Exchange type
- CEX
- MiCA services
- 5/10
MiCA service scope in the register · 5 of 10
The MiCA register records specific crypto-asset services. Backpack's recorded scope includes:
- Custody
- Exchange crypto/fiat
- Exchange crypto/crypto
- Execution of orders
- Transfer services
Common questions
Who regulates Backpack in the EU?
Backpack has a current MiCA register entry with no separate legal-route classification in our curated entry in Latvia, dated May 2026. Latvijas Banka supervises the entry. The registered entity is "Trek Technologies" SIA. The ESMA register is the source of truth for the current entity and service scope.
Can Backpack serve customers across the whole EEA?
Backpack is eligible to use MiCA's host-state notification route for the services in its home entry. We have not verified which host states or services were notified, so the home entry is not evidence of live coverage in every EEA country.
Does MiCA protect my funds on Backpack?
MiCA applies conduct and disclosure rules to the registered EEA entity for the recorded service. Safeguarding duties depend on which service and entity hold client crypto-assets or funds. Article 75 covers custody liability for attributable loss and caps that liability. MiCA does not provide a deposit guarantee, and crypto-assets can lose value.
How do I verify Backpack's licence myself?
Search the official ESMA CASP register for "Trek Technologies" SIA. National regulators update the records each week. Use the official register as the authoritative source.
