Is KuCoin MiCA-regulated? KuCoin license status
Verified 2026-09-23 against the ESMA CASP register
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Yes, for crypto-asset services. KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH has held a MiCA licence since November 2025.
EU perpetual futures: not offered. Note: FMA (Austria): commencement of business operations still prohibited as of June 2026.
KuCoin's Austrian entity holds a MiCA authorization, but the operative fact is the regulator's brake: the FMA's business-commencement prohibition means the licence exists on paper while regulated operations have not been cleared to start.
Treat "authorized" here as a register status, not an available service — and note that KuCoin's global perps platform is in any case outside MiCA's scope. Watch the statusNote on this page; it is updated when the FMA position changes.
KuCoin MiCA licence facts
- Authorized entity
- KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH
- LEI in the register
- 529900B4G0EGK7Z9KT45ESMA CASP register · 2026-09-15
- Regulator
- Financial Market Authority (Finanzmarktaufsicht) (🇦🇹 Austria)
- Authorization date
- November 27, 2025
- Website in the register
- kucoin.eu
- Licensed MiCA services
- 5 of 10
- Spot fees (maker / taker)
- 0.1% / 0.1%
- EU perpetual futures
- Not offered
- EU and EEA in the venue termsKuCoin names France and the Netherlands as Restricted Locations. The FMA bars KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH, its Austrian entity, from starting any crypto-asset service.
- LimitedKuCoin Terms of Use, Restricted Locations clause · 2026-09-25
- Global 24h perp volumeDaily snapshot, October 3, 2026
- $3.7B, rank 13 of 21 CEXs
- $10,000 BTC market buyGlobal book, cost sweep of October 3, 2026
- 6.05 bps all-in, rank 35 of 39
ESMA CASP register data through 2026-09-15. Fees: published standard tier.
Licensed MiCA services: 5 of 10
- Custody & administration (a)
- Exchange crypto ↔ fiat (c)
- Exchange crypto ↔ crypto (d)
- Placing of crypto-assets (f)
- Transfer services (j)
The licence leaves out services (b), (e), (g), (h) and (i).
KuCoin in the ESMA register
KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH entered the ESMA register on November 27, 2025, as the 14th of 16 tracked exchanges. By service count, KuCoin ranks 9 of 16.
The FMA also supervises Bybit, WhiteBIT and Bitpanda. The register lists 11 firms under the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA).
KuCoin charges 0.1% spot taker, below the 0.25% median. KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH sells no perps.
KuCoin in the EU
KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH, supervised by the Financial Market Authority (Finanzmarktaufsicht)
Other MiCA-authorized exchanges
KuCoin MiCA FAQ
Is KuCoin MiCA-authorized?
Yes.
The Financial Market Authority (Finanzmarktaufsicht) authorized KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH on November 27, 2025, for 5 of the 10 MiCA services.
Does KuCoin offer perps to EU users?
Not now.
KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH sells spot services only.
What do the KuCoin terms say about EU users?
In part.
KuCoin names France and the Netherlands as Restricted Locations. The FMA bars KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH, its Austrian entity, from starting any crypto-asset service. Source: KuCoin Terms of Use, Restricted Locations clause, read September 25, 2026.