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Is BitPay B.V. regulated in the EU?

BitPay B.V.. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇳🇱 Netherlands.

Authorised under MiCA

BitPay B.V. is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) on 16 July 2026 and covers 1 of 10 MiCA services in 29 EEA countries.

BitPay B.V. among the EU's authorised providers

BitPay B.V. was the 28th of 28 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in the Netherlands, and one of 365 across the EEA, licensed 18 months after MiCA became applicable. With 1 authorised service it is below the register average of 3.3; 262 providers hold a broader one. It has notified 29 of 30 EEA countries; 58 providers have notified all of them. AFM supervises 28 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

BitPay B.V. is authorised for 1 of the ten crypto-asset services defined in Article 3(1)(16) of MiCA. It is not authorised for custody and administration, 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, transfer services — if it offers those, that activity is outside this licence.

  • 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.

Not authorised: a. Custody and administration · 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 · j. Transfer services.

Where it may operate

Through the MiCA passport, BitPay B.V. has notified 29 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia. It has not notified the other 1 EEA states (Greece), 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
BitPay B.V.
LEI
724500F2THLY5MHEIM78 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) (Netherlands)
Registered address
Keizersgracht 520H - 1017EK AMSTERDAM -The Netherlands
Declared website
bitpay.com
Authorised on
16 July 2026
Register entry updated
21 September 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 BitPay B.V. regulated in the EU?

Yes. BitPay B.V. (BitPay B.V.) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) on 16 July 2026. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is BitPay B.V. authorised for?

1 of the ten MiCA services: exchange for funds.

In which countries can BitPay B.V. offer crypto services?

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

Who supervises BitPay B.V.?

Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), the competent authority in the Netherlands, which is the provider's home Member State under MiCA.

Other providers authorised in the Netherlands

All providers from Netherlands →

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