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Kraken: MiCA status November 2026
Checked on 6 November 2026 · Source: ESMA register of authorised crypto-asset service providers · ESMA itself dates the register 5 November 2026
The CASP authorisation for Kraken is held by Payward Europe Solutions Limited and was granted by the Central Bank of Ireland on 25 June 2025. It is passported to 30 countries, the Netherlands included.
The authorisation
- Authorised entity
- Payward Europe Solutions Limited
- LEI 254900641D8KNHUZYX24
- Regulator
- Central Bank of Ireland
- CBI · IE
- Since
- 25 June 2025
- Countries
- Valid in 30 EEA countries, home country included
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
- i Portfolio management
- j Transfer services
The authorisation covers custody, exchange for funds and for other crypto-assets, execution and transmission of orders, placing, portfolio management and transfer services. Operation of a trading platform is not included: that sits with Payward Global Solutions Limited.
Brand and legal entity
The register does not list the Kraken brand but the legal entity Payward Europe Solutions Limited. Kraken also has a second entry: Payward Global Solutions Limited operates the trading platform, authorised by the same regulator on the same date and passported to Ireland and Cyprus.
Note
Derivatives and futures fall outside MiCA and therefore outside this authorisation. They operate under a different regime with different protections.
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