{"id":126891,"date":"2025-04-10T13:19:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=126891"},"modified":"2025-04-10T13:19:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:19:46","slug":"bitpanda-secures-third-mica-license-in-home-jurisdiction-of-austria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=126891","title":{"rendered":"Bitpanda secures third MiCA license in home jurisdiction of Austria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsAustrian fintech unicorn Bitpanda has secured its third license under the European Union\u2019s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework, further expanding its regulatory footprint across the bloc.<br \/>\nBitpanda announced on April 10 that it would receive a new MiCA license from Austria\u2019s Financial Market Authority (FMA), its third after approvals from regulators in Germany and Malta.<br \/>\nIts latest approval marks \u201canother step toward building the most regulated crypto platform in Europe,\u201d the exchange said in an announcement on X.<br \/>\nSource: BitpandaMiCA, which took full effect on Dec. 30, 2024, is designed to provide a harmonized legal framework for crypto asset service providers (CASPs) across the EU. Despite this goal, Bitpanda\u2019s pursuit of multiple licenses raises questions about how consistently MiCA is being interpreted and enforced across the bloc.<br \/>\nBitpanda\u2019s MiCA collection story<br \/>\nVienna-headquartered Bitpanda was one of the first crypto asset service providers (CASP) to receive a MiCA license after the framework entered into full force.<br \/>\nGermany\u2019s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) was the first regulator to issue a MiCA license for Bitpanda, the firm announced on Jan. 23.<br \/>\nAccording to Bitpanda\u2019s announcement on LinkedIn, it subsequently secured another MiCA license from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA).<br \/>\nRelated: Malta regulator fines OKX crypto exchange $1.2M for past AML breaches<br \/>\n\u201cFollowing yesterday\u2019s announcement of our first MiCAR license, this second license sends a clear message: Bitpanda is setting the standard as Europe\u2019s most secure and well-regulated crypto platform,\u201d the company wrote.<br \/>\nBitpanda announced receiving a MiCA license from the MFSA in a LinkedIn post. Source: LinkedIn posting date extractorAt the time of publication, none of the relevant regulators \u2014 Austria\u2019s FMA, Germany\u2019s BaFin, or Malta\u2019s MFSA \u2014 maintain publicly available registries showing which firms have received MiCA licenses.<br \/>\nData from Austria\u2019s Financial Market Authority on Bitpanda\u2019s licensing. Source: FMAAccording to Austria\u2019s FMA records, Bitpanda currently holds four different approvals in Austria and Germany for entities including Bitpanda Asset Management GmbH, Bitpanda Financial Services GmbH, Bitpanda GmbH and Bitpanda Payments GmbH.<br \/>\nDoes MiCA provide for multiple licenses in EU states?<br \/>\nProposed in 2020, the MiCA framework is designed to set comprehensive regulations for CASPs across the EU, creating \u201cuniform EU market rules for crypto-assets,\u201d according to a key MiCA regulator, the European Securities and Markets Authority.<br \/>\nDespite MiCA\u2019s aim to harmonize crypto regulation across the EU, Bitpanda\u2019s pursuit of multiple licenses suggests regulatory inconsistencies may still exist among member states.<br \/>\nCointelegraph approached Bitpanda for comment regarding its approach to securing multiple MiCA licenses but did not receive a response at the time of publication.<br \/>\nMagazine: How crypto laws are changing across the world in 2025<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitpanda-secures-third-mica-license-austria?utm_source=rss_feed&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsAustrian fintech unicorn Bitpanda has secured its third license under the European Union\u2019s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework, further expanding its regulatory footprint across the bloc. 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