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🇱🇮 Liechtenstein

Small EEA jurisdiction with a pre-existing blockchain law (TVTG) now layered under MiCA, attracting private banks and institutional crypto players.

Crypto (CASP) E-Money (EMI)
Last verified 2026-07-03 Next review 2026-07-17

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

Licence type

MiCA CASP Authorisation granted by FMA Liechtenstein, operating alongside (and increasingly converged with) the pre-existing domestic TVTG (Token and VT Service Provider Act) registration regime

Verified 2026-07-02 Source: FMA Liechtenstein: https://www.fma-li.li/en/financial-intermediaries/asset-management-and-markets-division/activities-under-micar

Regulator

Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) Liechtenstein

Verified 2026-07-02 Source: FMA Liechtenstein: https://www.fma-li.li/en/financial-intermediaries/asset-management-and-markets-division/activities-under-micar/crypto-asset-service-providers

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Recent changes

Bank Frick received MiCAR authorisation from FMA Liechtenstein on 20 January 2026, one of the first in the country under the new regime; FMA also authorised Bitcoin Suisse (Europe), the European arm of the Swiss group, covering trading, custody and staking for institutional/HNW clients

Verified 2026-07-02 Source: Global Law Experts: https://globallawexperts.com/mica-compliance-deadline-crypto-businesses-serving/

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