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🇱🇺 Luxembourg partly open
Verified 2026-08-15
 🇳🇱 Netherlands partly open
Verified 2026-08-15
Licence type MiCA CASP Authorisation granted by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)
Verified 2026-07-10 Source: CSSF: https://www.cssf.lu/en/crypto-assets-service-providers-casp/
MiCA CASP Authorisation (Crypto-Asset Service Provider), granted by AFM; DNB co-assesses fitness/propriety and AML for licence holders
Verified 2026-08-15 Source: AFM: https://www.afm.nl/en/sector/cryptopartijen/vereisten-en-vergunningen/casp-vergunning
Regulator Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)
Verified 2026-07-10 Source: CSSF: https://www.cssf.lu/en/crypto-assets-service-providers-casp/
Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) - lead conduct regulator and licensing authority; De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) supports with prudential/AML input
Verified 2026-08-15 Source: AFM: https://www.afm.nl/en/sector/registers/vergunningenregisters/cryptopartijen
Capital requirement Luxembourg capital requirement is included in the £349 pass. Netherlands capital requirement is included in the £349 pass.
Timeline to authorisation Luxembourg timeline to authorisation is included in the £349 pass. Netherlands timeline to authorisation is included in the £349 pass.
Local substance Luxembourg local substance is included in the £349 pass. Netherlands local substance is included in the £349 pass.
Application cost Luxembourg application cost is included in the £349 pass. Netherlands application cost is included in the £349 pass.
Ongoing cost Luxembourg ongoing cost is included in the £349 pass. Netherlands ongoing cost is included in the £349 pass.
Passporting Luxembourg passporting is included in the £349 pass. Netherlands passporting is included in the £349 pass.
MiCA CASPs approved Luxembourg mica casps approved is included in the £349 pass. Netherlands mica casps approved is included in the £349 pass.
Key restrictions Luxembourg key restrictions is included in the £349 pass. Netherlands key restrictions is included in the £349 pass.
Recent changes Rapid growth in H1 2026: as of 30 June 2026, 11 active CASPs including B2C2 Europe, Banking Circle, Bitstamp Europe, Bridge Building, Clearstream Banking, Coinbase Luxembourg, Stokr, Standard Chartered Luxembourg, Swissquote Bank Europe, Zodia Custody Europe and BitFlyer; BitFlyer authorised 26 June 2026, Stokr 22 June 2026, Bridge Building 29 June 2026, all just before the transitional deadline expired on 1 July 2026
Verified 2026-07-10 Source: Delano: https://delano.lu/article/bitflyer-stokr-and-bridge-building-join-luxembourg-casp-list ; CSSF: https://www.cssf.lu/en/2026/07/mica-transition-period-for-virtual-asset-service-providers-ended-on-1-july-2026/
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 Luxembourg difficulty rating is included in the £349 pass. Netherlands difficulty rating is included in the £349 pass.

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