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Is Interactive Brokers MiCA-licensed?

Yes: Licensed in Ireland (Central Bank of Ireland) since January 2026

Licensed

Status definitions

Licensed
Current MiCA register entry (Article 63 authorisation or an eligible Article 60 route).
Pending
Application filed or publicly announced. 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)

Interactive Brokers register record

Registered EEA entity
Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited
LEI
5493001B9LDFCQUY9273GLEIF issued
Supervising or reporting authority
Central Bank of IrelandCentral Bank of Ireland (CBI)
Home state in register
IE Ireland
Authorised
MiCA services
1 of 10
EEA passporting
Notified in 29 host states
Exchange type
Broker
Last verified
Against the ESMA snapshot of 6 Oct 2026

1 of 10 services authorised

Art. 3(1)(16)
  • CustodyNot held
  • Trading platformNot held
  • Exchange crypto/fiatNot held
  • Exchange crypto/cryptoNot held
  • Execution of ordersNot held
  • PlacingNot held
  • Reception and transmissionAuthorised
  • AdviceNot held
  • Portfolio managementNot held
  • Transfer servicesNot held

Available in 30 of 30 states

Art. 65

Home state plus 29 host states notified under Article 65.

  1. Austria, passported
  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, home state
  16. Italy, passported
  17. Latvia, passported
  18. Liechtenstein, passported
  19. Lithuania, passported
  20. Luxembourg, passported
  21. Malta, 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 IE
  • Passported 29
  • Not notified 0

Interactive Brokers MiCA status in detail

Yes, Interactive Brokers has a current MiCA register entry supervised by Central Bank of Ireland in Ireland, dated January 2026. The global broker’s Irish entity entered the MiCA register in January 2026. Its narrow scope covers the reception and transmission of orders for a crypto offering routed through partners.

Practical effect: The named EEA entity is supervised for the services in its current MiCA register entry, and 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 Central Bank of Ireland.

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

What changed, and when

  1. Status checked: Licensed

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

  2. Authorised by Central Bank of Ireland (CBI)

    Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited entered the ESMA register.

Common questions

Who regulates Interactive Brokers in the EU?

Interactive Brokers has a current MiCA register entry in Ireland, dated January 2026. Central Bank of Ireland supervises the entry. The registered entity is Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited. The ESMA register is the source of truth for the current entity and service scope.

Can Interactive Brokers serve customers across the whole EEA?

ESMA’s register lists all 29 other EEA states as host states for the services in Interactive Brokers’s home entry. The list records notifications to host regulators and 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 Interactive Brokers?

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 Interactive Brokers’s licence myself?

Search the official ESMA CASP register for Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited. National regulators update the records each week. Use the official register as the authoritative source.

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