Is Coinbase MiCA-licensed?
Status checked on 2 August 2026 against the official ESMA register
Yes, Coinbase has a current MiCA register entry supervised by CSSF in Luxembourg, dated Jun 2025. The facts table states the legal route when verified. Luxembourg’s CSSF authorised Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. as a CASP in June 2025. Article 65 permits the entity to notify authorised services in other EEA states. We have not verified the notified host states.
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 CSSF.
Read what a CASP licence covers, or compare tracked licensed exchanges on register facts.
At a glance
- Supervising or reporting authority
- CSSF
- Registered EEA entity
- Coinbase Luxembourg S.A.
- Home state in register
- Luxembourg
- MiCA register route
- Current entry with no separate route classification
- Register entry date
- Jun 2025
- EEA passporting
- Eligible under Article 65. Notified host states not verified
- Exchange type
- CEX
- MiCA services
- 7/10
MiCA service scope in the register · 7 of 10
The MiCA register records specific crypto-asset services. Coinbase's recorded scope includes:
- Custody
- Exchange crypto/fiat
- Exchange crypto/crypto
- Execution of orders
- Placing
- Reception and transmission
- Transfer services
Common questions
Who regulates Coinbase in the EU?
Coinbase has a current MiCA register entry with no separate legal-route classification in our curated entry in Luxembourg, dated Jun 2025. CSSF supervises the entry. The registered entity is Coinbase Luxembourg S.A.. The ESMA register is the source of truth for the current entity and service scope.
Can Coinbase serve customers across the whole EEA?
Coinbase 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 Coinbase?
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 Coinbase's licence myself?
Search the official ESMA CASP register for Coinbase Luxembourg S.A.. National regulators update the records each week. Use the official register as the authoritative source.
