Crypto-asset service provider (MiCA CASP)
A crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorisation under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) lets a company offer crypto services: custody, exchange, trading platforms, transfers and advice. A national competent authority grants it. Capital requirements run from EUR 50,000 to EUR 150,000 depending on the services, and the licence passports across the EU and EEA.
Where the CASP licence is available
Comparison by country
| Country | Regulator | Min. capital | Statutory time | Passport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | CySEC | n/a | 1.8 mo | EU/EEA |
| Cyprus | CySEC | EUR 50,000 | 1.8 mo | EU/EEA |
| Czech Republic | CNB | EUR 50,000 | 3 mo | EU/EEA |
| Estonia | FI | n/a | 3.9 mo | EU/EEA |
| France | AMF | n/a | 1.8 mo | EU/EEA |
| Germany | BaFin | n/a | 1.8 mo | EU/EEA |
| Ireland | CBI | n/a | 1.8 mo | EU/EEA |
| Italy | CONSOB | n/a | 1.8 mo | EU/EEA |
| Latvia | LB | EUR 50,000 | 3 mo | EU/EEA |
| Lithuania | LB | EUR 50,000 | 3 mo | EU/EEA |
| Luxembourg | CSSF | n/a | 1.8 mo | EU/EEA |
| Malta | MFSA | EUR 50,000 | 1.8 mo | EU/EEA |
| Netherlands | AFM | EUR 50,000 | 3 mo | EU/EEA |
| Poland | KNF | EUR 50,000 | 3 mo | EU/EEA |
| Slovakia | NBS | EUR 50,000 | 3 mo | EU/EEA |
| Spain | CNMV | n/a | 1.8 mo | EU/EEA |
Values come from each country's page, where every figure has its source.
Activities this family typically covers
- Custody and administration of crypto-assets
- Operating a crypto-asset trading platform
- Exchange of crypto-assets for funds
- Exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets
- Execution of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients
- Placing of crypto-assets
- Reception and transmission of orders for crypto-assets
- Advice on crypto-assets
- Portfolio management of crypto-assets
- Transfer services for crypto-assets
All licences in this family
- CASP · Cyprus
Notification by financial entities providing crypto-asset services
Notification by financial entities providing crypto-asset services under MiCAR Article 60CySEC
- CASP · Cyprus
Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) authorisation
Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) authorisation under MiCAR Article 63CySEC · capital EUR 50,000
- CASP · Czech Republic
Crypto-Asset Service Provider authorisation
Crypto-Asset Service Provider authorisation under MiCA and Act No. 31/2025 Coll.CNB · capital EUR 50,000
- CASP · Estonia
Authorisation to operate as a crypto-asset service provider
Authorisation to operate as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCAFI
- CASP · France
Crypto-asset service provider authorization
Crypto-asset service provider authorization under EU MiCA RegulationAMF
- CASP · Germany
Crypto-asset service provider licence
BaFin
- CASP · Ireland
Crypto-Asset Service Provider Authorisation
CBI
- CASP · Italy
Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorization
CONSOB
- CASP · Latvia
Crypto-asset service provider licence
Crypto-asset service provider licence under MiCALB · capital EUR 50,000
- CASP · Lithuania
Crypto-asset service provider licence
LB · capital EUR 50,000
- CASP · Luxembourg
Crypto-asset service provider authorisation
Crypto-asset service provider authorisation under MiCA RegulationCSSF
- CASP · Malta
Crypto-Asset Service Provider authorisation
Crypto-Asset Service Provider authorisation under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114MFSA · capital EUR 50,000
- CASP · Netherlands
Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) authorisation
Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) authorisation under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA)AFM · capital EUR 50,000
- CASP · Poland
Crypto-Asset Service Provider authorization
Crypto-Asset Service Provider authorization under MiCAKNF · capital EUR 50,000
- CASP · Slovakia
Crypto-asset service provider licence
Crypto-asset service provider licence under MiCANBS · capital EUR 50,000
- CASP · Spain
Crypto-asset service provider authorization
CNMV
Working with Protegra
From Protegra: MiCA CASP licence application and CASP licences issued by country.
Sources
- MiCA Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, Art. 59, 67 and Annex IV · retrieved 2026-09-24
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