Is KuCoin MiCA-licensed?
Status checked on 2 August 2026 against the official ESMA register
Yes, KuCoin has a current MiCA register entry supervised by FMA Austria in Austria, dated Nov 2025. The facts table states the legal route when verified. Austria’s FMA authorised KuCoin’s EU entity in November 2025. The FMA lifted its February 2026 new-business ban on 18 May 2026. A separate February 2026 supervisory decision still bars KuCoin EU from starting business operations. The FMA has not revoked the 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. Note: Austria’s FMA lifted its new-business ban on 18 May 2026. A February 2026 supervisory decision still prohibits KuCoin EU from starting business operations.
Read what a CASP licence covers, or compare tracked licensed exchanges on register facts.
At a glance
- Supervising or reporting authority
- FMA Austria
- Registered EEA entity
- KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH
- Home state in register
- Austria
- MiCA register route
- Current entry with no separate route classification
- Register entry date
- Nov 2025
- EEA passporting
- Eligible under Article 65. Notified host states not verified
- Exchange type
- CEX
- MiCA services
- 5/10
MiCA service scope in the register · 5 of 10
The MiCA register records specific crypto-asset services. KuCoin's recorded scope includes:
- Custody
- Exchange crypto/fiat
- Exchange crypto/crypto
- Placing
- Transfer services
Common questions
Who regulates KuCoin in the EU?
KuCoin has a current MiCA register entry with no separate legal-route classification in our curated entry in Austria, dated Nov 2025. FMA Austria supervises the entry. The registered entity is KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH. The ESMA register is the source of truth for the current entity and service scope.
Can KuCoin serve customers across the whole EEA?
MiCA provides a host-state notification route for services recorded in the home entry. An active supervisory restriction applies. Austria’s FMA lifted its new-business ban on 18 May 2026. A February 2026 supervisory decision still prohibits KuCoin EU from starting business operations. The home entry does not prove that operations have started or that every host state received a notification.
Does MiCA protect my funds on KuCoin?
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 KuCoin's licence myself?
Search the official ESMA CASP register for KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH. National regulators update the records each week. Use the official register as the authoritative source.
