Does Kraken have a MiCA (CASP) license?

Yes. Kraken operates in the EU through Payward Europe Solutions Limited, which received a MiCA crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorisation on 25 June 2025 from the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI). The authorisation is recorded in ESMA's official register of CASPs.

Yes. Kraken is MiCA-compliant: its EU entity Payward Europe Solutions Limited is authorised (approved) as a crypto-asset service provider under the EU's MiCA regulation (also written MiCAR), regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) and listed in ESMA's official register. We last verified this on 22 October 2026.

Yes. Payward Europe Solutions Limited (LEI 254900641D8KNHUZYX24) appears in ESMA's official register of authorised MiCA crypto-asset service providers, recorded under the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI). You can verify the live entry in the ESMA register; we last checked it on 22 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 “Kraken MiCA license”, “Kraken MiCA licence”, “Kraken CASP license” and “Kraken EU license” all mean the same thing. Kraken holds this authorisation through Payward Europe Solutions Limited.

Kraken's EU entity, Payward Europe Solutions Limited, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), its home-state competent authority under MiCA.

Kraken is licensed via Payward Europe Solutions Limited, authorised in Ireland by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI). Thanks to MiCA passporting, that single authorisation lets Kraken legally serve clients across 30 EU/EEA countries.

Not exactly. In the EU/EEA, Kraken operates through a separate, MiCA-licensed legal entity, Payward Europe Solutions Limited, authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI). This EU entity is a different company from Kraken's global platform and must follow MiCA's rules, which can mean different terms, leverage limits or product availability than Kraken's international site. If you are an EU/EEA resident, using the Payward Europe Solutions Limited entity is what gives you MiCA-regulated protections.

Payward Europe Solutions Limited was authorised on 25 June 2025. The entry was last synced with the ESMA register on 22 October 2026.

Kraken 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; Portfolio management of crypto-assets; Transfer services for crypto-assets.

Under MiCA passporting, Kraken 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 Payward Europe Solutions Limited holds a MiCA CASP license, Kraken 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.