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Is BARE BITCOIN AS regulated in the EU?

BARE BITCOIN AS. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇳🇴 Norway.

Authorised under MiCA

BARE BITCOIN AS is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet) on 26 June 2026 and covers 3 of 10 MiCA services in 1 EEA country.

BARE BITCOIN AS among the EU's authorised providers

BARE BITCOIN AS was the 5th of 6 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in Norway, and one of 365 across the EEA, licensed 18 months after MiCA became applicable. With 3 authorised services it is at the register average of 3.3; 162 providers hold a broader one. It has notified 1 of 30 EEA countries; 58 providers have notified all of them. Finanstilsynet supervises 6 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

BARE BITCOIN AS is authorised for 3 of the ten crypto-asset services defined in Article 3(1)(16) of MiCA. It is not authorised for operating a trading platform, exchange for other crypto-assets, execution of orders, placing of crypto-assets, reception and transmission of orders, advice on crypto-assets, portfolio management — if it offers those, that activity is outside this licence.

  • a Custody and administration 1 country Holding clients' crypto-assets or the private keys to them, and keeping them safe. This is what a wallet service or an exchange that keeps your coins does.
  • c Exchange for funds 1 country Buying crypto-assets from clients, or selling to them, against money (euro or another currency) using the provider's own capital.
  • j Transfer services 1 country Moving crypto-assets from one distributed-ledger address or account to another on the client's behalf.

Not authorised: b. Operating a trading platform · d. Exchange for other crypto-assets · e. Execution of orders · f. Placing of crypto-assets · g. Reception and transmission of orders · h. Advice on crypto-assets · i. Portfolio management.

Where it may operate

BARE BITCOIN AS is authorised to operate only in Norway. It has not used the MiCA passport to notify other EEA states.

Highlighted: countries notified for at least one service. Outlined: home Member State. Passporting is per service; see the list on the left for each service's count.

Identification

Legal name
BARE BITCOIN AS
LEI
636700PFX3CY9R033H73 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet) (Norway)
Registered address
c/o Regus Posthuset Biskop Gunnerus' gate 14A, 0185 Oslo, NORWAY
Declared website
barebitcoin.no
Authorised on
26 June 2026
Register entry updated
3 July 2026
Only the declared domains are covered. Fraudsters routinely copy the name of an authorised provider and operate from a look-alike domain. If the website you are on is not one of the addresses above, the authorisation does not apply to it — check the exact domain.

Questions people ask

Is BARE BITCOIN AS regulated in the EU?

Yes. BARE BITCOIN AS (BARE BITCOIN AS) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet) on 26 June 2026. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is BARE BITCOIN AS authorised for?

3 of the ten MiCA services: custody and administration, exchange for funds, transfer services.

In which countries can BARE BITCOIN AS offer crypto services?

1 EEA countries: Norway.

Who supervises BARE BITCOIN AS?

Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet), the competent authority in Norway, which is the provider's home Member State under MiCA.

Other providers authorised in Norway

All providers from Norway →

Source: ESMA interim MiCA register (CASPS.csv), as reported by Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet). This page reflects the register as of our last sync; it is not a statement by the regulator. Methodology.