Is Independent Reserve MiCA-licensed?
Status checked on 11 August 2026 against the official ESMA register
Independent Reserve does not hold a verified MiCA CASP licence. Independent Reserve has registrations and licences in the Asia-Pacific region. A 2022 company adviser document described its Australian entity as AUSTRAC-registered. Its Singapore entity appears in the MAS directory with a Major Payment Institution licence. The Australian registration and Singapore licence do not provide an EU CASP authorisation or a security certification. IG Group completed its acquisition in January 2026.
Practical effect: Independent Reserve has no verified CASP authorisation. Check the contracting entity and any separate permissions before you rely on MiCA conduct, safeguarding or complaint rights. Note: No Independent Reserve legal entity appears in the current ESMA CASP register. Its announced product expansion focuses on Singapore, Australia and the UAE.
See the tracked MiCA-licensed exchanges, or read what changed on 1 July 2026.
At a glance
- Supervising or reporting authority
- None recorded
- Entity jurisdiction or country context
- Australia
- EEA MiCA authorisation
- Not authorised in the EEA
- MiCA register route
- No current entry
- Register entry date
- No current entry date
- EEA passporting
- No
- Exchange type
- CEX
- MiCA services
- Not recorded in the current register
Common questions
Can I still use Independent Reserve from the EU?
MiCA does not itself make account holding illegal. National and product rules can still apply. Since 1 July 2026, an in-scope provider generally needs an Article 63 authorisation or an eligible Article 60 notification route. Independent Reserve can apply location restrictions or close user accounts.
Is money on Independent Reserve protected under MiCA?
Independent Reserve has no verified CASP authorisation. Do not assume that MiCA conduct, safeguarding or EU-regulator complaint rights apply to the service. Verify the contracting entity and any separate permissions.
Is there a MiCA-licensed alternative to Independent Reserve?
Yes. 51 of the exchanges we track have current MiCA register entries. The licensed list shows each mapped entity, regulator and entry date.
