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Is KuCoin EU regulated in the EU?

KuCoin EU — legal name KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇦🇹 Austria.

Authorised under MiCA

KuCoin EU is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) on 27 November 2025 and covers 5 of 10 MiCA services in 29 EEA countries.

KuCoin EU among the EU's authorised providers

KuCoin EU was the 5th of 11 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in Austria, and one of 365 across the EEA, licensed 11 months after MiCA became applicable. With 5 authorised services it is above the register average of 3.3; 62 providers hold a broader one. It has notified 29 of 30 EEA countries; 58 providers have notified all of them. FMA supervises 11 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

KuCoin EU is authorised for 5 of the ten crypto-asset services defined in Article 3(1)(16) of MiCA. It is not authorised for operating a trading platform, execution of orders, 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 29 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 29 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 29 countries Swapping one crypto-asset for another with the client, using the provider's own capital — for example bitcoin for a stablecoin.
  • f Placing of crypto-assets 29 countries Marketing newly issued crypto-assets to buyers on behalf of the issuer — the crypto equivalent of underwriting or an IPO placement.
  • j Transfer services 29 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 · e. Execution of orders · g. Reception and transmission of orders · h. Advice on crypto-assets · i. Portfolio management.

Where it may operate

Through the MiCA passport, KuCoin EU has notified 29 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia. It has not notified the other 1 EEA states (Malta), 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
KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH
Trading as
KuCoin EU
LEI
529900B4G0EGK7Z9KT45 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) (Austria)
Registered address
Am Grünen Prater 2/3. Stock, 1020 Vienna, Austria
Declared website
kucoin.eu
Authorised on
27 November 2025
Register entry updated
27 November 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 KuCoin EU regulated in the EU?

Yes. KuCoin EU (KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) on 27 November 2025. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is KuCoin EU authorised for?

5 of the ten MiCA services: custody and administration, exchange for funds, exchange for other crypto-assets, placing of crypto-assets, transfer services.

In which countries can KuCoin EU offer crypto services?

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

Who supervises KuCoin EU?

Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA), the competent authority in Austria, which is the provider's home Member State under MiCA.

Other providers authorised in Austria

All providers from Austria →

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