Is Finst MiCA-licensed?
Status checked on 2 August 2026 against the official ESMA register
Yes, Finst has a current MiCA register entry supervised by AFM in Netherlands, dated Jul 2025. The facts table states the legal route when verified. The Dutch AFM authorised Finst in July 2025 for custody, execution, the reception and transmission of orders, and transfers.
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 AFM.
Read what a CASP licence covers, or compare tracked licensed exchanges on register facts.
At a glance
- Supervising or reporting authority
- AFM
- Registered EEA entity
- Finst B.V.
- Home state in register
- Netherlands
- MiCA register route
- Current entry with no separate route classification
- Register entry date
- Jul 2025
- EEA passporting
- Eligible under Article 65. Notified host states not verified
- Exchange type
- CEX
- MiCA services
- 4/10
MiCA service scope in the register · 4 of 10
The MiCA register records specific crypto-asset services. Finst's recorded scope includes:
- Custody
- Execution of orders
- Reception and transmission
- Transfer services
Common questions
Who regulates Finst in the EU?
Finst has a current MiCA register entry with no separate legal-route classification in our curated entry in Netherlands, dated Jul 2025. AFM supervises the entry. The registered entity is Finst B.V.. The ESMA register is the source of truth for the current entity and service scope.
Can Finst serve customers across the whole EEA?
Finst 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 Finst?
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 Finst's licence myself?
Search the official ESMA CASP register for Finst B.V.. National regulators update the records each week. Use the official register as the authoritative source.
