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Pinned 🇱🇻 Latvia partly open Verified 2026-10-16
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🇳🇱 Netherlands
partly open
Verified 2026-08-15
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| Licence type | MiCA CASP authorisation under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, administered nationally by Latvijas Banka; specific Latvian implementing statute name not confirmed in this research pass. | MiCA CASP Authorisation (Crypto-Asset Service Provider), granted by AFM; DNB co-assesses fitness/propriety and AML for licence holders |
| Regulator | Latvijas Banka (Bank of Latvia) is the lead CASP licensing/supervisory authority; sources note some residual/overlapping role for the FCMC on broader financial-market alignment, not fully reconciled in this pass. | Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) - lead conduct regulator and licensing authority; De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) supports with prudential/AML input |
| Capital requirement | Latvia capital requirement is included in the £349 pass. | Netherlands capital requirement is included in the £349 pass. |
| Timeline to authorisation | Latvia timeline to authorisation is included in the £349 pass. | Netherlands timeline to authorisation is included in the £349 pass. |
| Local substance | Latvia local substance is included in the £349 pass. | Netherlands local substance is included in the £349 pass. |
| Application cost | Latvia application cost is included in the £349 pass. | Netherlands application cost is included in the £349 pass. |
| Ongoing cost | Latvia ongoing cost is included in the £349 pass. | Netherlands ongoing cost is included in the £349 pass. |
| Passporting | Latvia passporting is included in the £349 pass. | Netherlands passporting is included in the £349 pass. |
| MiCA CASPs approved | Latvia mica casps approved is included in the £349 pass. | Netherlands mica casps approved is included in the £349 pass. |
| Key restrictions | Latvia key restrictions is included in the £349 pass. | Netherlands key restrictions is included in the £349 pass. |
| Recent changes | Latvijas Banka has issued multiple CASP licences during 2025-2026, including to SIA AlphaRoute and Backpack, and reportedly Paybis (May 2026, per one directory source). Latvia offers free pre-licensing consultations and a formal Innovation Hub. | 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 |
| Difficulty rating | Latvia difficulty rating is included in the £349 pass. | Netherlands 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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