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Pinned 🇦🇹 Austria partly open Verified 2026-08-15
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🇵🇹 Portugal
partly open
Verified 2026-08-15
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| Licence type | MiCA CASP Authorisation granted by the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) | MiCA CASP authorisation implemented by Lei n.o 69/2025 (22 Dec 2025). Replaces the legacy Banco de Portugal VASP (AML) registration. |
| Regulator | Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) Österreich | Twin-peaks: BANCO DE PORTUGAL is the CASP authorisation authority + prudential/AML supervisor (single application front door); CMVM is the conduct-of-business and market-abuse supervisor. (Corrects the seed - not CMVM-led.) |
| Capital requirement | Austria capital requirement is included in the £349 pass. | Portugal capital requirement is included in the £349 pass. |
| Timeline to authorisation | Austria timeline to authorisation is included in the £349 pass. | Portugal timeline to authorisation is included in the £349 pass. |
| Local substance | Austria local substance is included in the £349 pass. | Portugal local substance is included in the £349 pass. |
| Application cost | Austria application cost is included in the £349 pass. | Portugal application cost is included in the £349 pass. |
| Ongoing cost | Austria ongoing cost is included in the £349 pass. | Portugal ongoing cost is included in the £349 pass. |
| Passporting | Austria passporting is included in the £349 pass. | Portugal passporting is included in the £349 pass. |
| MiCA CASPs approved | Austria mica casps approved is included in the £349 pass. | Portugal mica casps approved is included in the £349 pass. |
| Key restrictions | Austria key restrictions is included in the £349 pass. | Portugal key restrictions is included in the £349 pass. |
| 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 OSL EU GmbH was authorised on 7 July 2026 (per ESMA's interim register), the eleventh Austrian CASP. | Lei 69/2025 (MiCA) and Lei 70/2025 (Travel Rule) published 22 Dec 2025, about a year late. The legacy-VASP transitional window closed 1 Jul 2026. Bison Bank became Portugal's first MiCA-authorised CASP in late Jun 2026, following approval from Banco de Portugal and the CMVM. |
| Difficulty rating | Austria difficulty rating is included in the £349 pass. | Portugal 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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