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Pinned 🇩🇪 Germany partly open Verified 2026-07-03
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🇮🇪 Ireland
partly open
Verified 2026-07-03
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| Licence type | MiCA CASP authorisation granted by BaFin under national law FinmadiG/KMAG; replaces the legacy KWG crypto-custody business licence, with a simplified transition for existing KWG-licensed firms. | MiCA CASP authorisation granted by the Central Bank of Ireland; replaces the legacy VASP registration (CJA 2010, AML). No simplified VASP->CASP conversion - all applicants face the full process. |
| Regulator | BaFin (Bundesanstalt fur Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht) with Deutsche Bundesbank involvement; applications go to both. Widely regarded as the EU's most demanding CASP regulator. | Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) - sole competent authority; runs an Innovation Hub. Known as a demanding, gatekeeper-style regulator. |
| Capital requirement | Germany capital requirement is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | Ireland capital requirement is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. |
| Timeline to authorisation | Germany timeline to authorisation is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | Ireland timeline to authorisation is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. |
| Local substance | Germany local substance is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | Ireland local substance is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. |
| Application cost | Germany application cost is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | Ireland application cost is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. |
| Ongoing cost | Germany ongoing cost is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | Ireland ongoing cost is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. |
| Passporting | Germany passporting is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | Ireland passporting is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. |
| MiCA CASPs approved | Germany mica casps approved is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | Ireland mica casps approved is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. |
| Key restrictions | Germany key restrictions is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | Ireland key restrictions is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. |
| Recent changes | FinmadiG + KMAG in force 27 Dec 2024; Germany used a 12-month grandfathering (apply before 8 Oct 2025; effective end-2025). By mid-2026 the EU's #1 hub - ~57 CASP authorisations (~23% of the EU's ~244), incl. Trade Republic, N26, Commerzbank, Bitpanda. | Transitional period ended 30 Dec 2025 (12 months; simplified route declined). ~10 CASPs authorised by late 2025 (Kraken Jun 2025, Coinbase, StoneX 10th). Revised Consumer Protection Code from 24 Mar 2026. |
| Difficulty rating | Germany difficulty rating is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | Ireland difficulty rating is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. |
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