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| Dimension |
Pinned 🇦🇹 Austria partly open Verified 2026-08-15
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🇫🇷 France
partly open
Verified 2026-08-15
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| Licence type | MiCA CASP Authorisation granted by the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) | MiCA CASP authorisation (French 'agrement PSCA'); replaces the legacy PSAN regime (mandatory AML registration + optional licence). A single authorisation covers the 10 MiCA services. |
| Regulator | Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) Österreich | AMF (Autorite des marches financiers) grants and supervises the CASP authorisation; ACPR (Banque de France) gives binding assent on AML/CFT and prudential aspects via a joint examination team. |
| Capital requirement | Austria capital requirement is included in the £349 pass. | France capital requirement is included in the £349 pass. |
| Timeline to authorisation | Austria timeline to authorisation is included in the £349 pass. | France timeline to authorisation is included in the £349 pass. |
| Local substance | Austria local substance is included in the £349 pass. | France local substance is included in the £349 pass. |
| Application cost | Austria application cost is included in the £349 pass. | France application cost is included in the £349 pass. |
| Ongoing cost | Austria ongoing cost is included in the £349 pass. | France ongoing cost is included in the £349 pass. |
| Passporting | Austria passporting is included in the £349 pass. | France passporting is included in the £349 pass. |
| MiCA CASPs approved | Austria mica casps approved is included in the £349 pass. | France mica casps approved is included in the £349 pass. |
| Key restrictions | Austria key restrictions is included in the £349 pass. | France key restrictions is included in 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 OSL EU GmbH was authorised on 7 July 2026 (per ESMA's interim register), the eleventh Austrian CASP. | France used the full 18-month transition, ending 1 Jul 2026 (today). Deblock first CASP (May 2025), SG-Forge (Oct 2025); ~18 CASPs authorised by 28 May 2026. AMF adopted ESMA staff knowledge/competence guidelines (Mar 2026). |
| Difficulty rating | Austria difficulty rating is included in the £349 pass. | France difficulty rating is included in the £349 pass. |
Informational only, not legal advice. A delta compares the sortable figure only (capital, timeline, cost, difficulty, passporting, approvals); it is not a judgement on overall suitability. Verify with qualified counsel before acting.
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