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Is GCEX regulated in the EU?

GCEX — legal name GC Exchange A/S, also known as GC Exchange. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇩🇰 Denmark.

Authorised under MiCA

GCEX is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Finanstilsynet on 12 December 2025 and covers 4 of 10 MiCA services in 2 EEA countries.

GCEX among the EU's authorised providers

GCEX was the 2nd of 7 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in Denmark, and one of 365 across the EEA, licensed 11 months after MiCA became applicable. With 4 authorised services it is above the register average of 3.3; 107 providers hold a broader one. It has notified 2 of 30 EEA countries; 58 providers have notified all of them. Finanstilsynet supervises 7 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

GCEX is authorised for 4 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, 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 2 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 2 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 2 countries Concluding purchases or sales of crypto-assets on the client's behalf, including on a third-party trading platform.
  • j Transfer services 2 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 · 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, GCEX has notified 2 countries: Denmark, Netherlands. It has not notified the other 28 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
GC Exchange A/S
Trading as
GCEX
Also: GC Exchange
LEI
254900TM3KOYH0SY8V19 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Finanstilsynet (Denmark)
Registered address
Amager Strandvej 390, 2770 Kastrup
Declared website
gc.exchange
Authorised on
12 December 2025
Register entry updated
9 March 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 GCEX regulated in the EU?

Yes. GCEX (GC Exchange A/S) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Finanstilsynet on 12 December 2025. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is GCEX authorised for?

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

In which countries can GCEX offer crypto services?

2 EEA countries: Denmark, Netherlands.

Who supervises GCEX?

Finanstilsynet, the competent authority in Denmark, which is the provider's home Member State under MiCA.

Other providers authorised in Denmark

All providers from Denmark →

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