Is DCS regulated in the EU?

DCS — legal name Digital Currency Services B.V., also known as HappyCoins. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇳🇱 Netherlands.

Authorised under MiCA

DCS 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 30 June 2026 and covers 3 of 10 MiCA services in 1 EEA country.

DCS among the EU's authorised providers

DCS was the 26th 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 3 authorised services it is at the register average of 3.3; 162 providers hold a broader one. It has notified 1 of 30 EEA countries; 58 providers have notified all of them. AFM supervises 28 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

DCS is authorised for 3 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 other crypto-assets, 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.

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.
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 · 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.

Where it may operate

DCS is authorised to operate only in the Netherlands. 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: Digital Currency Services B.V.
Trading as: DCS
Also: HappyCoins
LEI: 724500QZRWKCU8D2L569 · GLEIF record
Competent authority: Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) (Netherlands)
Registered address: Europalaan 100 - 3526 KS Utrecht - The Netherlands
Declared website: happycoins.com
Authorised on: 30 June 2026
Register entry updated: 30 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 DCS regulated in the EU?

Yes. DCS (Digital Currency Services B.V.) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) on 30 June 2026. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is DCS authorised for?

3 of the ten MiCA services: custody and administration, exchange for funds, transfer services.

In which countries can DCS offer crypto services?

1 EEA countries: Netherlands.

Who supervises DCS?

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.