WhiteBIT EU: 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 behind WhiteBIT EU is held by WB-Shields Innovations GmbH, authorised by the FMA in Austria since 18 June 2026. That authorisation is passported to 29 countries, the Netherlands included.
The authorisation
- Authorised entity
- WB-Shields Innovations GmbH
- LEI 254900ERDZ4CZ5IF7P56
- Regulator
- Finanzmarktaufsicht
- FMA · AT
- Since
- 18 June 2026
- Countries
- Passported to 29
- Netherlands notified
Covered services
- a Custody and administration
- c Exchange crypto ↔ funds
- d Exchange crypto ↔ crypto
- f Placing
- j Transfer services
The authorisation covers custody and administration of crypto-assets, exchange for funds and for other crypto-assets, placing of crypto-assets and transfer services. A trading platform is not covered.
Brand and legal entity
WhiteBIT EU is the brand name users see; the register lists the authorisation under the legal entity WB-Shields Innovations GmbH.
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