Crypto-asset service provider (MiCA CASP) · Luxembourg

Crypto-asset service provider authorisation under MiCA Regulation (Luxembourg)

The Crypto-asset service provider authorisation under MiCA Regulation is issued by Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on markets in crypto-assets (MiCA). It can be passported to the other EU/EEA states by notification. The official register lists 13 current holders. The legal decision period is 40 working days from receipt of a complete application. The application fee is EUR 30,000. Ownership changes need the regulator's approval before completion.

Last verified 2026-09-24Regulator CSSFMarkdown · Data (CC BY 4.0)
Crypto-asset service provider authorisation under MiCA Regulation: licenceCASP

At a glance

Official nameCrypto-asset service provider authorisation under MiCA Regulation1
Issued byCommission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier
JurisdictionLuxembourg
Licence familyCrypto-asset service provider (MiCA CASP)
Legal basisRegulation (EU) 2023/1114 on markets in crypto-assets (MiCA)2
PassportingEU/EEA passport available
Application feeEUR 30,0003
Annual feeEUR 40,0003
Statutory decision time40 working days from receipt of a complete application2
Public registerofficial register4
Current holders134

What it lets you do

  • Custody and administration of crypto-assets. Safekeeping or controlling crypto-assets, or the means of access to them such as private keys, on behalf of clients.
  • Operating a crypto-asset trading platform. Managing a multilateral system that brings together buying and selling interests in crypto-assets so that contracts are concluded.
  • Exchange of crypto-assets for funds. Buying or selling crypto-assets against fiat money using the provider's own capital.
  • Exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets. Concluding contracts with clients to swap one crypto-asset for another using the provider's own capital.
  • Execution of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients. Concluding agreements to buy or sell crypto-assets on behalf of clients, including subscribing to offers.
  • Placing of crypto-assets. Marketing crypto-assets to purchasers on behalf of or for the account of the offeror or a related party.
  • Reception and transmission of orders for crypto-assets. Receiving a client's order to buy or sell crypto-assets and passing it to a third party for execution.
  • Advice on crypto-assets. Giving personalised recommendations to a client about transactions in crypto-assets or the use of crypto-asset services.
  • Portfolio management of crypto-assets. Managing portfolios that include crypto-assets on a discretionary, client-by-client basis under a mandate.
  • Transfer services for crypto-assets. Moving crypto-assets on behalf of a client from one distributed-ledger address or account to another.

Where it is valid

Luxembourg licence, passportable across the EU/EEAATBEBGHRCYCZDKEEFIFRDEGRHUIEITLVLTLUNLPLPTROSKSIESSEISNOMTLI
Issued in Luxembourg (gold); can be passported to the other EU/EEA states (blue) by notification.

Cost

Cost components, upper bound total EUR 70,000Application fee: EUR 30,000Annual supervisory fee: EUR 40,000
Regulatory costs from the official sources above. Professional fees, staff, office and audit come on top and depend on the business model.

How long it takes

Time to licence: statutory 1.8-1.8 monthsStatutory1.8 months

Statutory: 40 working days from receipt of a complete application2. Observed: not published. The statutory clock usually starts only when the regulator treats the application as complete, and pauses while it waits for answers to its questions.

Buying a company that already holds it

Prior notification with an objection period. Acquisition or disposal of qualifying holdings reaching or crossing 10%, 20%, 30%, or 50% of capital or voting rights, or causing an entity to become a subsidiary, requires prior written notification to the CSSF. The CSSF conducts a prudential assessment of acquirer suitability, reputation, financial soundness, and AML risk within 60 working days (interruptible once by up to 20 working days, or 30 working days for non-EU acquirers) under Articles 18 and 18-1 of the Law of 5 April 1993, Article 12 of the Law of 10 November 2009, Article 83 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA), and Circular CSSF 17/669 adopting the Joint ESA Guidelines.5

Laws behind it

Last verified 2026-09-24Author Danil Marmysh, Founder & CEO, ProtegraReviewed by Anastasia Sidorenkova, Head of Licensing, ProtegraReport an errorReference information, not legal advice.

Sources

  1. cssf.lu: crypto assets service providers casps · retrieved 2026-09-24
  2. eur-lex.europa.eu: HTML (32023R1114) · retrieved 2026-09-24
  3. cssf.lu: GDR 231222 CSSF fees (PDF) · retrieved 2026-09-24
  4. searchentities.apps.cssf.lu: entite · retrieved 2026-09-24
  5. cssf.lu: circular cssf 17 669 · retrieved 2026-09-24

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