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🇸🇰 Slovakia

Fast, low-cost statutory process via NBS, often cited as easier than neighbouring Czech Republic.

Crypto (CASP / VASP) E-money (EMI)
Last verified 2026-08-15 Next review 2026-08-29

Data verified: oldest cell 46 days ago (verified 2026-07-02). Individual cells show their own verification date below.

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Licence type

MiCA CASP authorisation under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, supplemented nationally by Act No. 248/2024 Coll. on certain obligations and authorisations in the field of crypto-assets (adopted September 2024).

Verified 7 weeks agoSource: legalbison.com: https://legalbison.com/casp-license/slovakia/; manimama.eu

Regulator

Narodna banka Slovenska (NBS, National Bank of Slovakia)

Verified 2 days agoSource: NBS: https://nbs.sk/en/before-preparation-of-a-request/

Recent changes

Act No. 248/2024 Coll. entered into force to implement MiCA nationally; the transitional/grandfathering deadline for existing VASPs expired 30 December 2025, meaning all Slovak crypto firms must now hold full NBS CASP authorisation.

Verified 7 weeks agoSource: NBS: https://nbs.sk/en/before-preparation-of-a-request/; hacken.io: https://hacken.io/discover/slovakia-crypto-license/

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