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🇮🇹 Italy

MiCA CASP authorisation issued by Consob (conduct) with Banca d'Italia (prudential); 8 firms authorised as of July 2026

Crypto (CASP) E-Money (EMI)
Last verified 2026-07-02 Next review 2026-07-16

Data verified: oldest cell 1 day ago (verified 2026-07-02). Individual cells show their own verification date below.

Licence type

MiCA CASP authorisation under EU Regulation 2023/1114, transposed via Legislative Decree 129/2025 and implemented through Consob Resolution 23700/2025. Pre-MiCA VASPs (registered under the OAM register per AML Decree 90/2017) had to convert to full CASP authorisation; transitional regime for existing VASPs was extended to 1 July 2026.

Verified 2026-07-02 Source: Consob: https://www.consob.it/web/consob-and-its-activities/micar-casp

Regulator

Split regulator model: Consob (Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa) is the lead competent authority issuing CASP authorisation and supervising conduct-of-business/market integrity; Banca d'Italia is consulted on and supervises prudential aspects (capital, governance, AML) and directly handles credit institutions/e-money institutions offering crypto services (e.g. Banca Sella's notification route).

Verified 2026-07-02 Source: Consob: https://www.consob.it/web/consob-and-its-activities/casp-crypto-assets-service-providers

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Recent changes

Consob Resolution 23700/2025 (introducing the EUR 20,000 fee) took effect 1 December 2025; the transitional regime for pre-MiCA VASPs was extended to 1 July 2026 (later than the original MiCA default cut-off), giving Italian firms extra runway. As of 1 July 2026, 8 firms hold full CASP authorisation, a sharp jump from near-zero conversions reported earlier in 2026, though still a small fraction of the pre-MiCA registered population.

Verified 2026-07-02 Source: BeBeez: https://bebeez.eu/2026/07/01/eight-italian-firms-receive-the-micar-authorization-from-consob-and-banca-ditalia-to-operate-as-crypto-asset-service-providers/

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