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Is Socios.com regulated in the EU?

Socios.com — legal name Socios Europe Services Limited. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇲🇹 Malta.

Authorised under MiCA

Socios.com is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) on 10 September 2025 and covers 5 of 10 MiCA services in 27 EEA countries.

Socios.com among the EU's authorised providers

Socios.com was the 7th of 23 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in Malta, and one of 365 across the EEA, licensed 8 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 27 of 30 EEA countries; 58 providers have notified all of them. MFSA supervises 23 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

Socios.com 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 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.
  • f Placing of crypto-assets 27 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 27 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, Socios.com has notified 27 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia. It has not notified the other 3 EEA states (France, Greece, 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
Socios Europe Services Limited
Trading as
Socios.com
LEI
984500EBA2E9980CDD80 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) (Malta)
Registered address
14 East, Level 7, Triq Tas-Sliema, Gzira, GZR1639, Malta
Declared website
socios.com
Authorised on
10 September 2025
Register entry updated
11 September 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 Socios.com regulated in the EU?

Yes. Socios.com (Socios Europe Services Limited) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) on 10 September 2025. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is Socios.com 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 Socios.com offer crypto services?

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

Who supervises Socios.com?

Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), the competent authority in Malta, which is the provider's home Member State under MiCA.

Other providers authorised in Malta

All providers from Malta →

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