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Pinned 🇩🇰 Denmark partly open Verified 2026-07-02
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🇪🇪 Estonia
partly open
Verified 2026-07-02
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| Licence type | MiCA CASP authorisation under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, with Finanstilsynet designated as competent authority under Danish implementing provisions. | MiCA CASP authorisation; implemented via the Crypto-Assets Market Act (Kruptovarade turu seadus, KrüTS), in force 1 July 2024. |
| Regulator | Finanstilsynet (Danish Financial Supervisory Authority) | Finantsinspektsioon (Estonian Financial Supervision and Resolution Authority) |
| Capital requirement | Denmark capital requirement is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | Estonia capital requirement is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. |
| Timeline to authorisation | Denmark timeline to authorisation is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | Estonia timeline to authorisation is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. |
| Local substance | Denmark local substance is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | Estonia local substance is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. |
| Application cost | Denmark application cost is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | Estonia application cost is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. |
| Ongoing cost | Denmark ongoing cost is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | Estonia ongoing cost is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. |
| Passporting | Denmark passporting is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | Estonia passporting is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. |
| MiCA CASPs approved | Denmark mica casps approved is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | Estonia mica casps approved is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. |
| Key restrictions | Denmark key restrictions is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | Estonia key restrictions is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. |
| Recent changes | Grandfathering deadline for legacy VASPs passed 30 December 2025, pushing remaining Danish crypto firms into full MiCA authorisation or market exit. | 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. |
| Difficulty rating | Denmark difficulty rating is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | Estonia difficulty rating is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. |
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