Coinbase: MiCA status August 2026
Checked on 27 August 2026 · Source: ESMA register of authorised crypto-asset service providers · ESMA itself dates the register 21 August 2026
The CASP authorisation for Coinbase is held by Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. and was granted by the CSSF in Luxembourg on 20 June 2025. It is passported to 30 countries, the Netherlands included.
The authorisation
- Authorised entity
- Coinbase Luxembourg S.A.
- LEI 984500F14CA4571AAC11
- Regulator
- Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier
- CSSF · LU
- Since
- 20 June 2025
- Countries
- Passported to 30
- Netherlands notified
Covered services
- a Custody and administration
- c Exchange crypto ↔ funds
- d Exchange crypto ↔ crypto
- e Order execution
- f Placing
- g Reception and transmission of orders
- j Transfer services
The authorisation covers custody, exchange for funds and for other crypto-assets, execution and transmission of orders, placing and transfer services. Operation of a trading platform is not included.
Brand and legal entity
The register does not list the Coinbase brand but the legal entity Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. That is the name the authorisation is recorded under.
Risk warning (EU MiCA): Investing in crypto-assets is risky (EU MiCA). You may lose your entire investment.
Sources
- https://www.esma.europa.eu/esmas-activities/digital-finance-and-innovation/markets-crypto-assets-regulation-mica
- https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2024-12/CASPS.csv