Is WhiteBIT MiCA-regulated? WhiteBIT license status
Verified 2026-09-23 against the ESMA CASP register
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Yes, for crypto-asset services. WB-Shields Innovations GmbH has held a MiCA licence since June 2026.
EU perpetual futures: not offered. Note: Newest major authorization — June 18, 2026.
WhiteBIT, founded in Ukraine and now operating its EU business through an Austrian company, WB-Shields Innovations GmbH, is one of the larger European-origin exchanges by traffic.
Its MiCA authorization covers the spot exchange; its separate global perps offering is not part of the EU-regulated package (derivatives require MiFID II, which WhiteBIT does not hold in the EEA). On this register it stands as the largest Eastern-European-origin CASP.
WhiteBIT MiCA licence facts
- Authorized entity
- WB-Shields Innovations GmbH
- LEI in the register
- 254900ERDZ4CZ5IF7P56ESMA CASP register · 2026-09-15
- Regulator
- Financial Market Authority (Finanzmarktaufsicht) (🇦🇹 Austria)
- Authorization date
- June 18, 2026
- Website in the register
- whitebit.eu
- Licensed MiCA services
- 5 of 10
- Spot fees (maker / taker)
- 0.1% / 0.1%
- EU perpetual futuresGlobal platform has futures; the EU entity (whitebit.eu) is spot-only
- Not offered
- Global 24h perp volumeDaily snapshot, October 3, 2026
- $12.6B, rank 8 of 21 CEXs
- $10,000 BTC market buyGlobal book, cost sweep of October 3, 2026
- 5.74 bps all-in, rank 26 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).
WhiteBIT in the ESMA register
WB-Shields Innovations GmbH entered the ESMA register on June 18, 2026, as the 16th of 16 tracked exchanges. By service count, WhiteBIT ranks 9 of 16.
The FMA also supervises Bybit, KuCoin and Bitpanda. The register lists 11 firms under the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA).
WhiteBIT charges 0.1% spot taker, below the 0.25% median. WB-Shields Innovations GmbH sells no perps. Global platform has futures; the EU entity (whitebit.eu) is spot-only.
WhiteBIT in the EU
WB-Shields Innovations GmbH, supervised by the Financial Market Authority (Finanzmarktaufsicht)
Other MiCA-authorized exchanges
WhiteBIT MiCA FAQ
Is WhiteBIT MiCA-authorized?
Yes.
The Financial Market Authority (Finanzmarktaufsicht) authorized WB-Shields Innovations GmbH on June 18, 2026, for 5 of the 10 MiCA services.
Does WhiteBIT offer perps to EU users?
Not now.
Global platform has futures; the EU entity (whitebit.eu) is spot-only