Is Luno MiCA-licensed?
Status checked on 2 September 2026 against the official ESMA register
Luno does not hold a verified MiCA CASP licence. Luno, an FCA-registered exchange in the Digital Currency Group, left Europe in 2026 to focus on Africa and South-East Asia. It switched off deposits and buying on 1 June 2026, ended external crypto transfers on 29 June 2026, ended selling and euro withdrawals on 31 August 2026, and closed the affected accounts on 1 September 2026. Luno does not appear on the ESMA CASP register.
Practical effect: Luno has no verified CASP authorisation. Check the contracting entity and any separate permissions before you rely on MiCA conduct, safeguarding or complaint rights.
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
- United Kingdom
- 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 Luno 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. Luno can apply location restrictions or close user accounts.
Is money on Luno protected under MiCA?
Luno 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 Luno?
Yes. 51 of the exchanges we track have current MiCA register entries. The licensed list shows each mapped entity, regulator and entry date.
