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Is Kraken regulated in the EU?

Kraken — legal name Payward Global Solutions Limited, also known as Kraken Digital Asset Exchange. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇮🇪 Ireland.

Authorised under MiCA

Kraken is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) on 25 June 2025 and covers 1 of 10 MiCA services in 2 EEA countries.

Kraken among the EU's authorised providers

Kraken was the 1st of 12 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in Ireland, and one of 365 across the EEA, licensed 6 months after MiCA became applicable. With 1 authorised service it is below the register average of 3.3; 262 providers hold a broader one. It has notified 2 of 30 EEA countries; 58 providers have notified all of them. CBI supervises 12 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

Kraken is authorised for 1 of the ten crypto-asset services defined in Article 3(1)(16) of MiCA. It is not authorised for custody and administration, 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.

  • b Operating a trading platform 2 countries Running a marketplace where buyers and sellers of crypto-assets are matched — an order-book exchange in the strict sense.

Not authorised: a. Custody and administration · c. Exchange for funds · 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 · j. Transfer services.

Where it may operate

Through the MiCA passport, Kraken has notified 2 countries: Cyprus, Ireland. 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
Payward Global Solutions Limited
Trading as
Kraken
Also: Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
LEI
9845003D98SCC2851458 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) (Ireland)
Registered address
70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland D02 R296
Declared website
kraken.com
Authorised on
25 June 2025
Register entry updated
25 June 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 Kraken regulated in the EU?

Yes. Kraken (Payward Global Solutions Limited) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) on 25 June 2025. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is Kraken authorised for?

1 of the ten MiCA services: operating a trading platform.

In which countries can Kraken offer crypto services?

2 EEA countries: Cyprus, Ireland.

Who supervises Kraken?

Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), the competent authority in Ireland, which is the provider's home Member State under MiCA.

Other providers authorised in Ireland

All providers from Ireland →

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