Is Finst MiCA-regulated? Finst license status
Verified 2026-09-23 against the ESMA CASP register
Yes, for crypto-asset services. Finst B.V. has held a MiCA licence since July 2025.
EU perpetual futures: not offered.
Finst is a Rotterdam-based newcomer targeting cost-conscious Dutch and EU retail investors, and one of the smallest firms on this register — evidence that MiCA authorization is attainable outside the global-brand tier. It is spot-only: no perps, no margin, and nothing here changes that (derivatives require a MiFID II licence, not MiCA).
Relevant for this site mainly as a regulated EUR entry point rather than a trading venue.
Finst MiCA licence facts
- Authorized entity
- Finst B.V.
- LEI in the register
- 724500UI8UD7HKGVJX65ESMA CASP register · 2026-09-15
- Regulator
- Autoriteit Financiële Markten (🇳🇱 Netherlands)
- Authorization date
- July 24, 2025
- Website in the register
- finst.com
- Licensed MiCA services
- 4 of 10
- Spot fees (maker / taker)0.15% flat, all order types
- 0.15% / 0.15%
- EU perpetual futures
- Not offered
ESMA CASP register data through 2026-09-15. Fees: published standard tier.
Licensed MiCA services: 4 of 10
- Custody & administration (a)
- Execution of orders (e)
- Reception & transmission of orders (g)
- Transfer services (j)
The licence leaves out services (b), (c), (d), (f), (h) and (i).
Finst in the ESMA register
Finst B.V. entered the ESMA register on July 24, 2025, as the 11th of 16 tracked exchanges. By service count, Finst ranks 13 of 16.
The AFM also supervises One Trading and Bitvavo. The register lists 28 firms under the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM).
Finst charges 0.15% spot taker, below the 0.25% median. Finst B.V. sells no perps.
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Finst MiCA FAQ
Is Finst MiCA-authorized?
Yes.
The Autoriteit Financiële Markten authorized Finst B.V. on July 24, 2025, for 4 of the 10 MiCA services.
Does Finst offer perps to EU users?
Not now.
Finst B.V. sells spot services only.