Does Coinbase have a MiCA (CASP) license?

Yes. Coinbase operates in the EU through Coinbase Luxembourg S.A., which received a MiCA crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorisation on 20 June 2025 from the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). The authorisation is recorded in ESMA's official register of CASPs.

Yes. Coinbase is MiCA-compliant: its EU entity Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. is authorised (approved) as a crypto-asset service provider under the EU's MiCA regulation (also written MiCAR), regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) and listed in ESMA's official register. We last verified this on 30 October 2026.

Yes. Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. (LEI 984500F14CA4571AAC11) appears in ESMA's official register of authorised MiCA crypto-asset service providers, recorded under the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). You can verify the live entry in the ESMA register; we last checked it on 30 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 “Coinbase MiCA license”, “Coinbase MiCA licence”, “Coinbase CASP license” and “Coinbase EU license” all mean the same thing. Coinbase holds this authorisation through Coinbase Luxembourg S.A..

Coinbase's EU entity, Coinbase Luxembourg S.A., is regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), its home-state competent authority under MiCA.

Coinbase is licensed via Coinbase Luxembourg S.A., authorised in Luxembourg by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). Thanks to MiCA passporting, that single authorisation lets Coinbase legally serve clients across 30 EU/EEA countries.

Not exactly. In the EU/EEA, Coinbase operates through a separate, MiCA-licensed legal entity, Coinbase Luxembourg S.A., authorised by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). This EU entity is a different company from Coinbase's global platform and must follow MiCA's rules, which can mean different terms, leverage limits or product availability than Coinbase's international site. If you are an EU/EEA resident, using the Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. entity is what gives you MiCA-regulated protections.

Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. was authorised on 20 June 2025. The entry was last synced with the ESMA register on 30 October 2026.

Coinbase 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; Placing of crypto-assets; Reception & transmission of orders; Transfer services for crypto-assets.

Under MiCA passporting, Coinbase can serve clients in 30 EU/EEA countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia.

Yes. Because Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. holds a MiCA CASP license, Coinbase is a legal, regulated crypto-asset service provider in the EU/EEA and may serve clients across 30 countries. Always confirm the latest status in the official ESMA register.