Is BitGo MiCA-licensed?
Status checked on 2 September 2026 against the official ESMA register
Yes, BitGo has a current MiCA register entry supervised by BaFin in Germany, dated May 2025. The facts table states the legal route when verified. BaFin authorised the institutional custody specialist as a CASP in May 2025. The authorisation covers six of the ten MiCA services, including custody, exchange and execution for institutional clients.
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 BaFin.
Read what a CASP licence covers, or compare tracked licensed exchanges on register facts.
At a glance
- Supervising or reporting authority
- BaFin
- Registered EEA entity
- BitGo Europe GmbH
- Home state in register
- Germany
- MiCA register route
- Current entry with no separate route classification
- Register entry date
- May 2025
- EEA passporting
- Not verified
- Exchange type
- Fintech
- MiCA services
- 6/10
MiCA service scope in the register · 6 of 10
The MiCA register records specific crypto-asset services. BitGo's recorded scope includes:
- Custody
- Exchange crypto/fiat
- Exchange crypto/crypto
- Execution of orders
- Reception and transmission
- Transfer services
Common questions
Who regulates BitGo in the EU?
BitGo has a current MiCA register entry with no separate legal-route classification in our curated entry in Germany, dated May 2025. BaFin supervises the entry. The registered entity is BitGo Europe GmbH. The ESMA register is the source of truth for the current entity and service scope.
Can BitGo serve customers across the whole EEA?
A current MiCA register entry can support host-state notifications. We have not confirmed BitGo's notifications. Check the official records and the contracting entity for your country.
Does MiCA protect my funds on BitGo?
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 BitGo's licence myself?
Search the official ESMA CASP register for BitGo Europe GmbH. National regulators update the records each week. Use the official register as the authoritative source.
