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Is Bitpanda regulated in the EU?

Bitpanda — legal name BP23 CA Limited. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇲🇹 Malta.

Authorised under MiCA

Bitpanda is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) on 27 January 2025 and covers 6 of 10 MiCA services in 1 EEA country.

Bitpanda among the EU's authorised providers

Bitpanda was the 1st of 23 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in Malta, and one of 365 across the EEA, licensed 1 month after MiCA became applicable. With 6 authorised services it is above the register average of 3.3; 25 providers hold a broader one. It has notified 1 of 30 EEA countries; 58 providers have notified all of them. MFSA supervises 23 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

Bitpanda is authorised for 6 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, 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.
  • d Exchange for other crypto-assets 1 country 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 1 country Concluding purchases or sales of crypto-assets on the client's behalf, including on a third-party trading platform.
  • g Reception and transmission of orders 1 country Taking a client's order to buy or sell and passing it on to another provider that executes it — a broker that does not execute itself.
  • 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 · f. Placing of crypto-assets · h. Advice on crypto-assets · i. Portfolio management.

Where it may operate

Bitpanda is authorised to operate only in Malta. 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
BP23 CA Limited
Trading as
Bitpanda
LEI
984500DEID7B03J77118 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) (Malta)
Registered address
66, Apt 5, Old Theatre Street, Valletta, VLT 1427, Malta
Declared website
bitpanda.com
Authorised on
27 January 2025
Register entry updated
5 June 2025
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 Bitpanda regulated in the EU?

Yes. Bitpanda (BP23 CA Limited) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) on 27 January 2025. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is Bitpanda authorised for?

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

In which countries can Bitpanda offer crypto services?

1 EEA countries: Malta.

Who supervises Bitpanda?

Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), the competent authority in Malta, which is the provider's home Member State under MiCA.

Other providers authorised in Malta

All providers from Malta →

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