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Is QWARKS regulated in the EU?

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

Authorised under MiCA

QWARKS is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) on 21 May 2026 and covers 6 of 10 MiCA services in 1 EEA country.

QWARKS among the EU's authorised providers

QWARKS was the 18th of 36 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in France, and one of 365 across the EEA, licensed 17 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 1 of 30 EEA countries; 58 providers have notified all of them. AMF supervises 36 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

QWARKS 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, advice on crypto-assets — if it offers those, that activity is outside this licence.

  • a Custody and administration 1 country 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 1 country 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 1 country 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 1 country Concluding purchases or sales of crypto-assets on the client's behalf, including on a third-party trading platform.
  • i Portfolio management 1 country Managing a client's crypto-asset portfolio with discretion, under a mandate — deciding what to buy and sell on their behalf.
  • j Transfer services 1 country 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 · h. Advice on crypto-assets.

Where it may operate

QWARKS is authorised to operate only in France. It has not used the MiCA passport to notify other EEA states.

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
QWARKS SAS
Trading as
QWARKS
LEI
969500CMLNBIVUUD9A09 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) (France)
Registered address
92 Cours Lafayette - 69003 Lyon, France
Declared website
qwarks.fr
Trading platform
qwarks.fr
Authorised on
21 May 2026
Register entry updated
21 May 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 QWARKS regulated in the EU?

Yes. QWARKS (QWARKS SAS) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) on 21 May 2026. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is QWARKS authorised for?

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

In which countries can QWARKS offer crypto services?

1 EEA countries: France.

Who supervises QWARKS?

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.