BitStamp is locked to a MICA license and is one of the first exchanges cleared to operate across Europe’s new Crypto framework.
The Cryptocurrency Exchange BitStamp has been approved for the Crypto Asset Service Provider license under the EU’s new MICA rules, the Luxembourg license has been approved, and the official green light for exchanges to expand crypto services across Europe.
BitStamp is approved for CASP license under MICA! Because we were doing that from the beginning. 🤝
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Under this license, BitStamp is currently fully authorized to operate a mica-regulated trading platform and provide Crypto Custody and…pic.twitter.com/rlah459fje.
– BitStamp (@bitstamp) May 16, 2025
Licenses granted by the Luxembourg financial regulators are supervisors of the Supervisory Authority, so BitStamp allows crypto to provide trading, custody and order enforcement services throughout the European Economic Area.
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BitStamp says the license approval follows recent updates it made to Stablecoin’s offerings to meet MICA guidelines, but it has not shared details about the changes.
This approval also allows BitStamp to expand its services across the EU using the European Passport System. The company continues to pursue new licenses in “major jurisdictions” and is able to offer products to both retail and institutional investors.
The license is made within one year of BitStamp’s approval to operate multilateral trading facilities under the EU’s MIFID framework. MIFID regulations governing traditional financial markets throughout the EU include stocks, securities and derivatives that apply to a variety of trading platforms, investment managers and banks.
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