Is Deribit MiCA-regulated? Deribit license status
Verified 2026-09-23 against the ESMA CASP register
Not MiCA-Authorized
Outside MiCA entirely: derivatives-only venues need MiFID II (which Deribit lacks), not a CASP licence. Operates offshore from Dubai.
Deribit MiCA register facts
- In the ESMA CASP register
- No
- Headquarters (our review)
- Dubai, UAE
- Founded
- 2016
- Registrations in our review
- Dubai (VARA)
- Perp pairs, global platform
- 10+
- Maximum leverage
- 50x
- Futures fees (maker / taker)
- 0.015% / 0.035%
- Global 24h perp volumeDaily snapshot, October 3, 2026
- $1.9B, rank 15 of 21 CEXs
- $10,000 BTC market buyGlobal book, cost sweep of October 3, 2026
- 3.53 bps all-in, rank 6 of 39
ESMA CASP register data through 2026-09-15. Platform rows: global platform.
What this means for EU users
MiCA does not cover derivatives, so a derivatives-only venue like Deribit falls outside the CASP regime — serving EU retail legally would require a MiFID II investment-firm licence, which Deribit (owned by Coinbase since 2025) does not hold.
Its restricted-jurisdictions list does not blanket-ban the EU, leaving EEA access in a regulatory gray zone commentators call the post-MiCA “offshore window”.
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Deribit MiCA FAQ
Is Deribit MiCA-authorized?
Outside MiCA entirely: derivatives-only venues need MiFID II (which Deribit lacks), not a CASP licence.
Operates offshore from Dubai.