Does Backpack have a MiCA (CASP) license?

Yes. Backpack operates in the EU through "Trek Technologies" SIA, which received a MiCA crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorisation on 27 May 2026 from the Latvijas Banka. The authorisation is recorded in ESMA's official register of CASPs.

Yes. Backpack is MiCA-compliant: its EU entity "Trek Technologies" SIA is authorised (approved) as a crypto-asset service provider under the EU's MiCA regulation (also written MiCAR), regulated by the Latvijas Banka and listed in ESMA's official register. We last verified this on 14 October 2026.

Yes. "Trek Technologies" SIA (LEI 6488C2PNI17093U2YA18) appears in ESMA's official register of authorised MiCA crypto-asset service providers, recorded under the Latvijas Banka. You can verify the live entry in the ESMA register; we last checked it on 14 October 2026.

Yes. They are two names for the same authorisation. “CASP” (crypto-asset service provider) is the licence type defined by the EU's MiCA regulation, so “Backpack MiCA license”, “Backpack MiCA licence”, “Backpack CASP license” and “Backpack EU license” all mean the same thing. Backpack holds this authorisation through "Trek Technologies" SIA.

Backpack's EU entity, "Trek Technologies" SIA, is regulated by the Latvijas Banka, its home-state competent authority under MiCA.

Backpack is licensed via "Trek Technologies" SIA, authorised in Latvia by the Latvijas Banka. Thanks to MiCA passporting, that single authorisation lets Backpack legally serve clients across 29 EU/EEA countries.

Not exactly. In the EU/EEA, Backpack operates through a separate, MiCA-licensed legal entity, "Trek Technologies" SIA, authorised by the Latvijas Banka. This EU entity is a different company from Backpack's global platform and must follow MiCA's rules, which can mean different terms, leverage limits or product availability than Backpack's international site. If you are an EU/EEA resident, using the "Trek Technologies" SIA entity is what gives you MiCA-regulated protections.

"Trek Technologies" SIA was authorised on 27 May 2026. The entry was last synced with the ESMA register on 14 October 2026.

Backpack is authorised for: Custody & administration of crypto-assets; Exchange of crypto-assets for funds; Exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets; Execution of orders on behalf of clients; Transfer services for crypto-assets.

Under MiCA passporting, Backpack can serve clients in 29 EU/EEA countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia.

Yes. Because "Trek Technologies" SIA holds a MiCA CASP license, Backpack is a legal, regulated crypto-asset service provider in the EU/EEA and may serve clients across 29 countries. Always confirm the latest status in the official ESMA register.