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Is Trading 212 regulated in the EU?

Trading 212 — legal name Trading 212 Markets Ltd. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇨🇾 Cyprus.

Authorised under MiCA

Trading 212 is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on 22 September 2025 and covers 4 of 10 MiCA services in 29 EEA countries.

Trading 212 among the EU's authorised providers

Trading 212 was the 2nd of 24 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in Cyprus, and one of 365 across the EEA, licensed 9 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 29 of 30 EEA countries; 58 providers have notified all of them. CySEC supervises 24 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

Trading 212 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, exchange for other crypto-assets, placing of crypto-assets, advice on crypto-assets, portfolio management, transfer services — 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.
  • e Execution of orders 29 countries Concluding purchases or sales of crypto-assets on the client's behalf, including on a third-party trading platform.
  • g Reception and transmission of orders 29 countries Taking a client's order to buy or sell and passing it on to another provider that executes it — a broker that does not execute itself.

Not authorised: b. Operating a trading platform · d. Exchange for other crypto-assets · f. Placing of crypto-assets · h. Advice on crypto-assets · i. Portfolio management · j. Transfer services.

Where it may operate

Through the MiCA passport, Trading 212 has notified 29 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia. It has not notified the other 1 EEA states (Greece), 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
Trading 212 Markets Ltd
Trading as
Trading 212
LEI
21380045KC28948FNE32 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) (Cyprus)
Registered address
Agias Fylaxeos, 1, Floor 2, Flat/Office 1, 3025, Limassol, Cyprus
Declared website
trading212.com
Authorised on
22 September 2025
Register entry updated
29 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 Trading 212 regulated in the EU?

Yes. Trading 212 (Trading 212 Markets Ltd) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on 22 September 2025. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is Trading 212 authorised for?

4 of the ten MiCA services: custody and administration, exchange for funds, execution of orders, reception and transmission of orders.

In which countries can Trading 212 offer crypto services?

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

Who supervises Trading 212?

Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), the competent authority in Cyprus, which is the provider's home Member State under MiCA.

Other providers authorised in Cyprus

All providers from Cyprus →

Source: ESMA interim MiCA register (CASPS.csv), as reported by Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). This page reflects the register as of our last sync; it is not a statement by the regulator. Methodology.