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🇦🇹 Austria partly open
Verified 2026-08-15
🇪🇸 Spain partly open
Verified 2026-08-15
Licence type MiCA CASP Authorisation granted by the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) MiCA CASP Authorisation granted by the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV); Banco de España separately supervises stablecoin (ART/EMT) issuance
Regulator Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) Österreich Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) - lead CASP authority; Banco de España co-supervises stablecoin issuers
Capital requirement Austria capital requirement is included in the £349 pass. Spain capital requirement is included in the £349 pass.
Timeline to authorisation Austria timeline to authorisation is included in the £349 pass. Spain timeline to authorisation is included in the £349 pass.
Local substance Austria local substance is included in the £349 pass. Spain local substance is included in the £349 pass.
Application cost Austria application cost is included in the £349 pass. Spain application cost is included in the £349 pass.
Ongoing cost Austria ongoing cost is included in the £349 pass. Spain ongoing cost is included in the £349 pass.
Passporting Austria passporting is included in the £349 pass. Spain passporting is included in the £349 pass.
MiCA CASPs approved Austria mica casps approved is included in the £349 pass. Spain mica casps approved is included in the £349 pass.
Key restrictions Austria key restrictions is included in the £349 pass. Spain 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.
Verified 2026-08-01 Source: ESMA interim MiCA register, CASPS.csv (24 Jul 2026 refresh): https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2024-12/CASPS.csv ; Wavect: https://wavect.io/blog/mica-fma-crypto-licensing-austria-2026/; casptracker.eu: https://casptracker.eu/exchange/bybit/
The CNMV's own register shows a bank-led adoption pattern: home-authorised providers include BBVA, CaixaBank, Cecabank, Kutxabank, Open Bank and Renta 4 alongside fintechs such as Bit2Me, Criptan Trade and Crossmint Europe, 10 in total by late Jun 2026. CNMV published updated MiCA Q&A guidance in Dec 2025 ahead of full application from 1 Jul 2026.
Difficulty rating Austria difficulty rating is included in the £349 pass. Spain difficulty rating is included in the £349 pass.

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