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🇦🇹 Austria

Mid-sized CASP jurisdiction with a short remaining transitional runway to 30 June 2026 and standard MiCA capital tiers.

Crypto (CASP / VASP) E-money (EMI)
Last verified 2026-08-15 Next review 2026-08-29

Data verified: oldest cell 46 days ago (verified 2026-07-02). Individual cells show their own verification date below.

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Licence type

MiCA CASP Authorisation granted by the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA)

Verified 16 days agoSource: FMA: https://www.fma.gv.at/en/cross-sectoral-topics/markets-in-crypto-assets-regulation-micar/information-for-casp-applicants/

Regulator

Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) Österreich

Verified 16 days agoSource: FMA: https://www.fma.gv.at/en/cross-sectoral-topics/markets-in-crypto-assets-regulation-micar/information-for-casp-applicants/

Recent changes

Austria set 30 June 2026 as the end of its transitional regime (shorter runway than the EU default 1 July 2026 deadline), creating pressure for existing FM-GwG registered VASPs to secure full CASP authorisation; Bybit reported as licensed in Austria per exchange-tracking source OSL EU GmbH was authorised on 7 July 2026 (per ESMA's interim register), the eleventh Austrian CASP.

Verified 16 days agoSource: ESMA interim MiCA register, CASPS.csv (24 Jul 2026 refresh): https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2024-12/CASPS.csv ; Wavect: https://wavect.io/blog/mica-fma-crypto-licensing-austria-2026/; casptracker.eu: https://casptracker.eu/exchange/bybit/

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