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🇦🇹 Austria partly open
Verified 2026-07-03
 🇲🇹 Malta partly open
Verified 2026-07-03
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 under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Act (Cap. 647); replaces the legacy VFA licence (VFA Act 2018) via a fast-track conversion. Malta granted one of the EU's first full CASP licences (Jan 2025).
Verified 2026-07-01 Source: MFSA - VFA licence and transition to CASP: https://www.mfsa.mt/publication/vfa-licence-and-transition-to-casp-under-the-markets-in-crypto-assets-act-mica-act/
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/
Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) - single competent authority; a long-standing crypto supervisor since the 2018 VFA regime.
Verified 2026-07-01 Source: MFSA - Crypto-Assets: https://www.mfsa.mt/our-work/crypto-assets/
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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/
First-mover: Crypto.com licensed 27 Jan 2025; ~13 CASPs now authorised (OKX, Gemini, Gate, Blockchain.com). ESMA's 10 Jul 2025 peer review criticised the MFSA's authorisation of one CASP, tightening scrutiny. Transition ends 1 Jul 2026.
Verified 2026-07-01 Source: ESMA press release (10 Jul 2025): https://www.esma.europa.eu/press-news/esma-news/esma-identifies-opportunities-strengthen-mica-authorisations
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