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Is bitFlyer EUROPE regulated in the EU?

bitFlyer EUROPE — legal name bitFlyer EUROPE S.A.. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇱🇺 Luxembourg.

Authorised under MiCA

bitFlyer EUROPE is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) on 26 June 2026 and covers 5 of 10 MiCA services in 29 EEA countries.

bitFlyer EUROPE among the EU's authorised providers

bitFlyer EUROPE was the 10th of 13 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in Luxembourg, and one of 365 across the EEA, licensed 18 months after MiCA became applicable. With 5 authorised services it is above the register average of 3.3; 62 providers hold a broader one. It has notified 29 of 30 EEA countries; 58 providers have notified all of them. CSSF supervises 13 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

bitFlyer EUROPE is authorised for 5 of the ten crypto-asset services defined in Article 3(1)(16) of MiCA. It is not authorised for operating a trading platform, 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 29 countries 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 29 countries Buying crypto-assets from clients, or selling to them, against money (euro or another currency) using the provider's own capital.
  • d Exchange for other crypto-assets 29 countries Swapping one crypto-asset for another with the client, using the provider's own capital — for example bitcoin for a stablecoin.
  • e Execution of orders 29 countries Concluding purchases or sales of crypto-assets on the client's behalf, including on a third-party trading platform.
  • j Transfer services 29 countries Moving crypto-assets from one distributed-ledger address or account to another on the client's behalf.

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

Where it may operate

Through the MiCA passport, bitFlyer EUROPE has notified 29 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia. It has not notified the other 1 EEA states (Luxembourg), so a client there is outside the scope of the notification.

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
bitFlyer EUROPE S.A.
Trading as
bitFlyer EUROPE
LEI
984500D4465EFA89EF38 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) (Luxembourg)
Registered address
121, rue de Hollerich, L-1741 Luxembourg
Declared website
bitflyer.com
Authorised on
26 June 2026
Register entry updated
29 June 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 bitFlyer EUROPE regulated in the EU?

Yes. bitFlyer EUROPE (bitFlyer EUROPE S.A.) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) on 26 June 2026. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is bitFlyer EUROPE authorised for?

5 of the ten MiCA services: custody and administration, exchange for funds, exchange for other crypto-assets, execution of orders, transfer services.

In which countries can bitFlyer EUROPE offer crypto services?

29 EEA countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia.

Who supervises bitFlyer EUROPE?

Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), the competent authority in Luxembourg, which is the provider's home Member State under MiCA.

Other providers authorised in Luxembourg

All providers from Luxembourg →

Source: ESMA interim MiCA register (CASPS.csv), as reported by Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). This page reflects the register as of our last sync; it is not a statement by the regulator. Methodology.