Is Robinhood MiCA-Regulated?
Licence status verified 2026-07-02 against the ESMA CASP register
Yes — fully MiCA-authorized
Robinhood Europe UAB is authorized by the Bank of Lithuania (Lietuvos bankas) (🇱🇹 Lithuania) since May 2025, licensed for 4 of the 10 MiCA crypto-asset services, passported across the EU/EEA.
Authorized entity
Robinhood Europe UAB
Regulator
Bank of Lithuania (Lietuvos bankas) (🇱🇹 Lithuania)
Spot fees (maker/taker)
0.5% / 0.5%Spot: 0.50% flat per trade (EURC pairs free). Perps all-in incl. venue fee (0.02% + 0.02% taker-side venue fee)
EU perpetual futures
Yes — 0.02% / 0.04%In-app perps routed to Bitstamp's MiFID II venue — expanded to gold/oil/FX/ETF perps Jul 1, 2026
Licensed MiCA services — 4/10
- Custody & administration (a)
- Operating a trading platform (b)
- Exchange crypto ↔ fiat (c)
- Exchange crypto ↔ crypto (d)
- Execution of orders (e)
- Placing of crypto-assets (f)
- Reception & transmission of orders (g)
- Advice on crypto-assets (h)
- Portfolio management (i)
- Transfer services (j)
About Robinhood in the EU
Robinhood operates in the EU through Robinhood Europe UAB, supervised by the Bank of Lithuania (Lietuvos bankas) in Lithuania. The authorization was granted in May 2025 and covers 4 of the 10 MiCA crypto-asset services. One authorization passports across all 27 EU member states plus the wider EEA, so Lithuania-based supervision covers customers bloc-wide.
Standard spot fees are 0.5% maker / 0.5% taker — above the 0.25% median across MiCA-authorized venues. For derivatives, Robinhood in-app perps routed to Bitstamp's MiFID II venue — expanded to gold/oil/FX/ETF perps Jul 1, 2026 — MiCA itself does not cover perps, so this second licence is what makes the EU offering legal.
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Robinhood MiCA FAQ
Is Robinhood MiCA-authorized?+
Yes. Robinhood Europe UAB holds a MiCA (CASP) authorization from the Bank of Lithuania (Lietuvos bankas) in Lithuania, granted May 2025, covering 4 of the 10 crypto-asset services. The authorization passports across all 27 EU member states and the EEA.
Can EU users trade perpetual futures on Robinhood?+
Yes. In-app perps routed to Bitstamp's MiFID II venue — expanded to gold/oil/FX/ETF perps Jul 1, 2026
Which MiCA services is Robinhood licensed for?+
4 of 10: Custody & administration, Execution of orders, Reception & transmission of orders, Transfer services.
Which other MiCA-regulated exchanges are worth considering?+
Our recommended MiCA-authorized venues are Kraken, OKX, Bybit. Compare every licence side by side in the full MiCA table.
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