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Is Bybit MiCA-licensed?

Yes: Licensed in Austria (FMA Austria) since May 2025

Licensed

Status definitions

Licensed
Current MiCA register entry (Article 63 authorisation or an eligible Article 60 route).
Pending
Application filed or publicly committed. No current register entry yet.
Restricted
No current entry, and the firm is restricting or withdrawing services for EEA users.
Not licensed
No current MiCA authorisation, including firms whose transitional period ended.
Out of scope
Protocol model that may fall under MiCA Recital 22. Scope is fact-specific.
Unclear
We could not match a current register entry from public sources.
Current MiCA register entry (Article 63 authorisation or an eligible Article 60 route).

Checked 14 Oct 2026 against the ESMA register (snapshot 6 Oct 2026)

Bybit register record

Registered EEA entity
Bybit EU GmbH
LEI
5299005V5GBSN2A4C303GLEIF issued
Supervising or reporting authority
FMA AustriaAustrian Financial Market Authority (FMA)
Home state in register
AT Austria
Authorised
MiCA services
5 of 10
EEA passporting
Notified in 28 host states
Exchange type
CEX
Last verified
Against the ESMA snapshot of 6 Oct 2026

5 of 10 services authorised

Art. 3(1)(16)
  • CustodyAuthorised
  • Trading platformNot held
  • Exchange crypto/fiatAuthorised
  • Exchange crypto/cryptoAuthorised
  • Execution of ordersNot held
  • PlacingAuthorised
  • Reception and transmissionNot held
  • AdviceNot held
  • Portfolio managementNot held
  • Transfer servicesAuthorised

Available in 29 of 30 states

Art. 65

Home state plus 28 host states notified under Article 65.

  1. Austria, home state
  2. Belgium, passported
  3. Bulgaria, passported
  4. Croatia, passported
  5. Cyprus, passported
  6. Czechia, passported
  7. Denmark, passported
  8. Estonia, passported
  9. Finland, passported
  10. France, passported
  11. Germany, passported
  12. Greece, passported
  13. Hungary, passported
  14. Iceland, passported
  15. Ireland, passported
  16. Italy, passported
  17. Latvia, passported
  18. Liechtenstein, passported
  19. Lithuania, passported
  20. Luxembourg, passported
  21. Malta, not passported
  22. Netherlands, passported
  23. Norway, passported
  24. Poland, passported
  25. Portugal, passported
  26. Romania, passported
  27. Slovakia, passported
  28. Slovenia, passported
  29. Spain, passported
  30. Sweden, passported
  • Home AT
  • Passported 28
  • Not notified 1

Bybit MiCA status in detail

Yes, Bybit has a current MiCA register entry supervised by FMA Austria in Austria, dated May 2025. Austria’s FMA authorised Bybit EU in May 2025 for spot trading, custody and exchange. Bybit does not offer its high-leverage perpetual futures to EEA retail customers under MiCA. High-leverage perpetual futures need a separate MiFID II licence.

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 FMA Austria.

Read what a CASP licence covers, or compare tracked licensed exchanges on register facts.

Which Bybit entity serves EU users

Bybit EU GmbH in Vienna holds Bybit’s MiCA authorisation. Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA) granted it under Article 63 of MiCA by decision of 28 May 2025 and published the grant on 30 May 2025. The FMA and the ESMA register list five services: custody, exchange of crypto-assets for funds, exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets, placing, and transfers.

ESMA lists 28 host states for Bybit EU. Malta is the only EEA state outside Austria that the list leaves out, and Bybit’s own releases of 2 July 2025 and 22 June 2026 describe its EEA service as excluding Malta. Bybit EU also said it does not operate a trading platform or give advice. On 4 August 2026 the FMA granted an e-money licence to a sister company, Bybit Payments GmbH.

Can EU users trade Bybit derivatives?

MiCA does not cover crypto derivatives, and ESMA treats perpetual futures as derivative contracts under MiFID II. Bybit EU holds no MiFID II licence yet. On 10 September 2026 Bybit’s chief executive told CoinDesk that the group was about to get one and planned a European app with stocks and derivatives.

Bybit’s history in the Netherlands

De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) fined Bybit Fintech Limited 2.25 million euros on 22 October 2024. DNB found that it had offered crypto services in the Netherlands without registration until September 2023. DNB reduced the fine because Bybit had moved its Dutch customers to a local partner. In August 2026 MEXC recommended Bybit EU to its Dutch users as it began to offboard them. Bybit lost about 1.5 billion US dollars in ether in a hack on 21 February 2025, and we found no regulator action against Bybit EU over it.

What changed, and when

  1. Status checked: Licensed

    Re-verified against the ESMA register and the cited sources.

  2. Authorised by Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA)

    Bybit EU GmbH entered the ESMA register.

  3. Bybit EU and Bitstamp authorised

    Austria's FMA authorised Bybit EU for spot, custody and exchange. Bitstamp became Luxembourg's first MiCA-licensed exchange through the CSSF.

Common questions

Who regulates Bybit in the EU?

Bybit has a current MiCA register entry with no separate legal-route classification in our curated entry in Austria, dated May 2025. FMA Austria supervises the entry. The registered entity is Bybit EU GmbH. The ESMA register is the source of truth for the current entity and service scope.

Can Bybit serve customers across the whole EEA?

ESMA's register lists 28 host member states for the services in Bybit's home entry. The list records notifications to host regulators. It is not evidence that every service is live in each country, so check the contracting entity for your country.

Does MiCA protect my funds on Bybit?

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 Bybit's licence myself?

Search the official ESMA CASP register for Bybit EU GmbH. National regulators update the records each week. Use the official register as the authoritative source.

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