MoonPay: 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
MoonPay Europe B.V. has held a CASP authorisation from the AFM in the Netherlands since 30 December 2024. The authorisation is passported to 30 countries, the Netherlands included, and applies in each of them.
The authorisation
- Authorised entity
- MoonPay Europe B.V.
- LEI 254900KXWAZ3B1340G26
- Regulator
- Autoriteit Financiële Markten
- AFM · NL
- Since
- 30 December 2024
- Countries
- Passported to 30
- Netherlands notified
Covered services
- c Exchange crypto ↔ funds
- d Exchange crypto ↔ crypto
- j Transfer services
The authorisation covers exchanging crypto-assets for funds, exchanging them for other crypto-assets and transfer services. Custody of crypto-assets and a trading platform fall outside it.
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