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Is DESKOIN regulated in the EU?

DESKOIN — legal name DESKOIN SAS. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇫🇷 France.

Authorised under MiCA

DESKOIN is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) on 28 April 2026 and covers 6 of 10 MiCA services in 7 EEA countries.

DESKOIN among the EU's authorised providers

DESKOIN was the 16th of 36 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in France, and one of 365 across the EEA, licensed 16 months 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 7 of 30 EEA countries; 58 providers have notified all of them. AMF supervises 36 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

DESKOIN 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, reception and transmission of orders, portfolio management — if it offers those, that activity is outside this licence.

  • a Custody and administration 7 countries 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 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.
  • e Execution of orders 7 countries Concluding purchases or sales of crypto-assets on the client's behalf, including on a third-party trading platform.
  • h Advice on crypto-assets 7 countries Giving personalised recommendations to a client about buying, selling or holding specific crypto-assets.
  • j Transfer services 7 countries 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 · g. Reception and transmission of orders · i. Portfolio management.

Where it may operate

Through the MiCA passport, DESKOIN has notified 7 countries: Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, 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
DESKOIN SAS
Trading as
DESKOIN
LEI
969500QH6WD4FO79B261 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) (France)
Registered address
7/9 et 11 Boulevard de la Solidarité - 57070 Metz, France
Declared website
deskoin.com
Trading platform
deskoin.com
Authorised on
28 April 2026
Register entry updated
28 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 DESKOIN regulated in the EU?

Yes. DESKOIN (DESKOIN SAS) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) on 28 April 2026. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is DESKOIN authorised for?

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

In which countries can DESKOIN offer crypto services?

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

Who supervises DESKOIN?

Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the competent authority in France, which is the provider's home Member State under MiCA.

Other providers authorised in France

All providers from France →

Source: ESMA interim MiCA register (CASPS.csv), as reported by Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). This page reflects the register as of our last sync; it is not a statement by the regulator. Methodology.