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🇨🇾 Cyprus partly open
Verified 2026-07-03
 🇳🇱 Netherlands partly open
Verified 2026-07-02
Licence type MiCA CASP Authorisation granted by CySEC; existing Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) can extend their licence to cover crypto-asset services under a simplified process
Verified 2026-07-02 Source: CySEC: https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/crypto-asset-services-providers-casps/
MiCA CASP Authorisation (Crypto-Asset Service Provider), granted by AFM; DNB co-assesses fitness/propriety and AML for licence holders
Verified 2026-07-02 Source: AFM: https://www.afm.nl/en/sector/cryptopartijen/vereisten-en-vergunningen/casp-vergunning
Regulator Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) - sole National Competent Authority for MiCA in Cyprus
Verified 2026-07-02 Source: CySEC: https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/crypto-asset-services-providers-casps/
Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) - lead conduct regulator and licensing authority; De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) supports with prudential/AML input
Verified 2026-07-02 Source: AFM: https://www.afm.nl/en/sector/registers/vergunningenregisters/cryptopartijen
Capital requirement Cyprus capital requirement is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. Netherlands capital requirement is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
Timeline to authorisation Cyprus timeline to authorisation is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. Netherlands timeline to authorisation is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
Local substance Cyprus local substance is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. Netherlands local substance is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
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MiCA CASPs approved Cyprus mica casps approved is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. Netherlands mica casps approved is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.
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Recent changes CySEC set a hard 27 February 2026 deadline for existing national-regime CASPs to submit MiCA applications; preliminary assessment phase opened 13 Nov 2024, formal applications from 1 Jan 2025; national transitional regime and full MiCA regime now running in parallel toward the 1 July 2026 EU-wide cutover
Verified 2026-07-02 Source: Financemagnates: https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/cysec-confirms-february-deadline-for-crypto-firms-seeking-mica-approval/
Netherlands became one of the highest-volume MiCA jurisdictions through H1 2026 as the 1 July 2026 EU-wide transitional deadline approached; notable authorisations include Bitvavo, Amdax, MoonPay, Finst, Fiat Republic, and Banxa (Oct 2025); dedicated 'ARI10' authorisation added Feb 2026 per one tracker
Verified 2026-07-02 Source: legasset: https://legasset.com/mica-casp-licences-europe-february-2026/; Paybis: https://paybis.com/blog/mica-licensed-crypto-exchanges/
Difficulty rating Cyprus difficulty rating is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. Netherlands difficulty rating is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass.

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