Is Bitvavo MiCA-regulated? Bitvavo license status
Verified 2026-09-23 against the ESMA CASP register
Yes, for crypto-asset services. Bitvavo B.V. has held a MiCA licence since June 2025.
EU perpetual futures: not offered.
Bitvavo is an Amsterdam-based exchange that built its business on the Dutch and wider European retail market long before MiCA — it was among the earlier movers to a full CASP authorization at home in the Netherlands.
For a perps audience the key fact is what the licence does NOT cover: Bitvavo is a spot venue, offers no derivatives to EU users, and its MiCA authorization would not cover them anyway (derivatives sit under MiFID II).
As a fiat on/off-ramp with EUR deposits and regulated custody it pairs naturally with a separate perps venue.
Bitvavo MiCA licence facts
- Authorized entity
- Bitvavo B.V.
- LEI in the register
- 724500MX2WBKDJP9HE56ESMA CASP register · 2026-09-15
- Regulator
- Autoriteit Financiële Markten (🇳🇱 Netherlands)
- Authorization date
- June 26, 2025
- Website in the register
- bitvavo.com/nl
- Licensed MiCA services
- 3 of 10
- Spot fees (maker / taker)
- 0.15% / 0.25%
- EU perpetual futures
- Not offered
ESMA CASP register data through 2026-09-15. Fees: published standard tier.
Licensed MiCA services: 3 of 10
- Custody & administration (a)
- Operating a trading platform (b)
- Transfer services (j)
The licence leaves out services (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i).
Bitvavo in the ESMA register
Bitvavo B.V. entered the ESMA register on June 26, 2025, as the 10th of 16 tracked exchanges. By service count, Bitvavo ranks 15 of 16.
The AFM also supervises One Trading and Finst. The register lists 28 firms under the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM).
Bitvavo charges 0.25% spot taker, equal to the 0.25% median. Bitvavo B.V. sells no perps.
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Bitvavo MiCA FAQ
Is Bitvavo MiCA-authorized?
Yes.
The Autoriteit Financiële Markten authorized Bitvavo B.V. on June 26, 2025, for 3 of the 10 MiCA services.
Does Bitvavo offer perps to EU users?
Not now.
Bitvavo B.V. sells spot services only.