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Is BTC Direct Europe B.V. regulated in the EU?

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

Authorised under MiCA

BTC Direct Europe 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 18 June 2025 and covers 3 of 10 MiCA services in 7 EEA countries.

BTC Direct Europe B.V. among the EU's authorised providers

BTC Direct Europe B.V. was the 9th of 28 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in the Netherlands, and one of 365 across the EEA, licensed 6 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 7 of 30 EEA countries; 58 providers have notified all of them. AFM supervises 28 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

BTC Direct Europe B.V. is authorised for 3 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, 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.

  • c Exchange for funds 7 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 7 countries Swapping one crypto-asset for another with the client, using the provider's own capital — for example bitcoin for a stablecoin.
  • j Transfer services 7 countries Moving crypto-assets from one distributed-ledger address or account to another on the client's behalf.

Not authorised: a. Custody and administration · b. Operating a trading platform · 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

Through the MiCA passport, BTC Direct Europe B.V. has notified 7 countries: Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal. It has not notified the other 23 EEA states, 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
BTC Direct Europe B.V.
LEI
724500C4D3LQAKCEZ198 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) (Netherlands)
Registered address
Kerkenbos 1025 - 6546 BB Nijmegen - The Netherlands
Declared website
my.btcdirect.eu
Authorised on
18 June 2025
Register entry updated
30 April 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 BTC Direct Europe B.V. regulated in the EU?

Yes. BTC Direct Europe B.V. (BTC Direct Europe B.V.) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) on 18 June 2025. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is BTC Direct Europe B.V. authorised for?

3 of the ten MiCA services: exchange for funds, exchange for other crypto-assets, transfer services.

In which countries can BTC Direct Europe B.V. offer crypto services?

7 EEA countries: Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal.

Who supervises BTC Direct Europe 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.