🇨🇾 Cyprus
Established CIF/investment-services jurisdiction now converting its large national VASP base into MiCA CASP authorisations under a hard Feb 2026 deadline.
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 CySEC; existing Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) can extend their licence to cover crypto-asset services under a simplified process
Regulator
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) - sole National Competent Authority for MiCA in Cyprus
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Recent changes
CySEC set a hard 27 February 2026 deadline for existing national-regime CASPs to submit MiCA applications; preliminary assessment phase opened 13 Nov 2024, formal applications from 1 Jan 2025; national transitional regime and full MiCA regime now running in parallel toward the 1 July 2026 EU-wide cutover
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