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Clearstream

Legal name Clearstream Banking S.A. · Crypto-asset service provider · Home Member State 🇱🇺 Luxembourg

Authorised under MiCA

Clearstream 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 7 February 2025 and covers 1 of 10 MiCA services in 30 EEA countries.

What the authorisation covers

Clearstream is authorised for 1 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 funds, 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.

  • a Custody and administration all EEA 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.
  • b Operating a trading platform not authorised Running a marketplace where buyers and sellers of crypto-assets are matched — an order-book exchange in the strict sense.
  • c Exchange for funds not authorised 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 not authorised 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 not authorised Concluding purchases or sales of crypto-assets on the client's behalf, including on a third-party trading platform.
  • f Placing of crypto-assets not authorised Marketing newly issued crypto-assets to buyers on behalf of the issuer — the crypto equivalent of underwriting or an IPO placement.
  • g Reception and transmission of orders not authorised 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.
  • h Advice on crypto-assets not authorised Giving personalised recommendations to a client about buying, selling or holding specific crypto-assets.
  • i Portfolio management not authorised Managing a client's crypto-asset portfolio with discretion, under a mandate — deciding what to buy and sell on their behalf.
  • j Transfer services not authorised Moving crypto-assets from one distributed-ledger address or account to another on the client's behalf.

Where it may operate

Clearstream has notified all 30 EEA countries: under MiCA's passporting rules, a licence from one Member State lets the provider offer its services across the whole European Economic Area after a simple 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
Clearstream Banking S.A.
Trading as
Clearstream
LEI
549300OL514RA0SXJJ44 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) (Luxembourg)
Registered address
42, Avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Declared website
clearstream.com
Authorised on
7 February 2025
Register entry updated
6 June 2025
Regulator's note
Clearstream Banking S.A. has notified the CSSF on 07/02/2025 of its intention to provide custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients.
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 Clearstream regulated in the EU?

Yes. Clearstream (Clearstream Banking S.A.) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) on 7 February 2025. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is Clearstream authorised for?

1 of the ten MiCA services: custody and administration.

In which countries can Clearstream offer crypto services?

In all 30 EEA countries, through the MiCA passport.

Who supervises Clearstream?

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.