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🇦🇹 Austria partly open
Verified 2026-07-03
 🇪🇪 Estonia partly open
Verified 2026-07-02
Licence type MiCA CASP Authorisation granted by the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA)
Verified 2026-07-02 Source: FMA: https://www.fma.gv.at/en/cross-sectoral-topics/markets-in-crypto-assets-regulation-micar/information-for-casp-applicants/
MiCA CASP authorisation; implemented via the Crypto-Assets Market Act (Kruptovarade turu seadus, KrüTS), in force 1 July 2024.
Verified 2026-07-02 Source: Finantsinspektsioon (FI): https://www.fi.ee/en/investeerimine/investeerimisvaldkonna-tegevuslubade-taotlemine/kruptovaraturu-tegevusluba
Regulator Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) Österreich
Verified 2026-07-02 Source: FMA: https://www.fma.gv.at/en/cross-sectoral-topics/markets-in-crypto-assets-regulation-micar/information-for-casp-applicants/
Finantsinspektsioon (Estonian Financial Supervision and Resolution Authority)
Verified 2026-07-02 Source: Finantsinspektsioon: https://www.fi.ee
Capital requirement Austria capital requirement is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. Estonia capital requirement is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
Timeline to authorisation Austria timeline to authorisation is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. Estonia timeline to authorisation is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
Local substance Austria local substance is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. Estonia local substance is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
Application cost Austria application cost is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. Estonia application cost is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
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MiCA CASPs approved Austria mica casps approved is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. Estonia mica casps approved is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
Key restrictions Austria key restrictions is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. Estonia key restrictions is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
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
Verified 2026-07-02 Source: Wavect: https://wavect.io/blog/mica-fma-crypto-licensing-austria-2026/; casptracker.eu: https://casptracker.eu/exchange/bybit/
Estonia's VASP population collapsed from 641 valid licences (mid-2021 peak) to 36 remaining by early 2026; as of recent reporting only one entity (Lightspark Payments Europe AS) had received full MiCA CASP authorisation. From 18 March 2026, CASP applications must go through FI's new application portal.
Verified 2026-07-02 Source: FinTelegram: https://fintelegram.com/mica-day-one-estonia-pulls-the-plug-on-the-old-crypto-licence-era-no-licence-no-eu-clients/
Difficulty rating Austria difficulty rating is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. Estonia difficulty rating is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.

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