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🇪🇸 Spain

Bank-led CASP adoption (BBVA, CaixaBank, Openbank) under CNMV, with a sharply disputed headline CASP count and an approaching 1 July 2026 hard deadline.

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

Data verified: oldest cell 47 days ago (verified 2026-07-02). Individual cells show their own verification date below.

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Licence type

MiCA CASP Authorisation granted by the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV); Banco de España separately supervises stablecoin (ART/EMT) issuance

Verified 3 days agoSource: CNMV: https://www.cnmv.es/portal/mica/regulacion-criptoactivos?lang=en

Regulator

Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) - lead CASP authority; Banco de España co-supervises stablecoin issuers

Verified 3 days agoSource: CNMV: https://www.cnmv.es/portal/consultas/proveedores-servicios-criptoactivos?lang=en

Recent changes

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.

Verified 3 days agoSource: CNMV register of crypto-asset service providers: https://cnmv.es/Docportal/Proveedores-Servicios-Criptoactivos/Listado_ProveedoresCriptoactivos.pdf ; commentary: https://ajtapia.com/2026/01/criptoactivos-y-criptomonedas-criterios-de-la-cnmv-sobre-la-aplicacion-de-mica-ante-su-aplicacion-plena-desde-el-1-de-julio-de-2026/

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