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Is IG Europe GmbH regulated in the EU?

IG Europe GmbH. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇩🇪 Germany.

Authorised under MiCA

IG Europe GmbH is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on 21 November 2025 and covers 4 of 10 MiCA services in 27 EEA countries.

IG Europe GmbH among the EU's authorised providers

IG Europe GmbH was the 26th of 100 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in Germany, 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 27 of 30 EEA countries; 58 providers have notified all of them. BaFin supervises 100 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

IG Europe GmbH is authorised for 4 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, advice on crypto-assets, portfolio management, transfer services — if it offers those, that activity is outside this licence.

  • a Custody and administration 27 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 27 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 27 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 27 countries Concluding purchases or sales of crypto-assets on the client's behalf, including on a third-party trading platform.

Not authorised: b. Operating a trading platform · f. Placing of crypto-assets · g. Reception and transmission of orders · h. Advice on crypto-assets · i. Portfolio management · j. Transfer services.

Where it may operate

Through the MiCA passport, IG Europe GmbH has notified 27 countries: Austria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia. It has not notified the other 3 EEA states (Belgium, Bulgaria, Iceland), 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
IG Europe GmbH
LEI
213800HFC5G4V293BN91 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) (Germany)
Registered address
Westhafenplatz 1, 60327 Frankfurt
Declared website
ig.com
Authorised on
21 November 2025
Register entry updated
12 December 2025
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 IG Europe GmbH regulated in the EU?

Yes. IG Europe GmbH (IG Europe GmbH) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on 21 November 2025. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is IG Europe GmbH authorised for?

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

In which countries can IG Europe GmbH offer crypto services?

27 EEA countries: Austria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia.

Who supervises IG Europe GmbH?

Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), the competent authority in Germany, which is the provider's home Member State under MiCA.

Other providers authorised in Germany

All providers from Germany →

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