An independent registry assessing whether crypto services — exchanges, swappers, aggregators, wallets, P2P marketplaces, brokers, directories, merchants, AI tools and VPNs — fall within, and adhere to, the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation.
Search a service below to see, at a glance, whether it operates as an authorised CASP, falls outside MiCA’s scope, or trips one or more MiCA obligations.
MiCA — the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1114) — is the EU's harmonised rulebook for crypto-assets that aren't already covered by existing financial-services law. It sets authorisation, conduct, disclosure and prudential rules for crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) and for issuers of asset-referenced tokens (ARTs) and e-money tokens (EMTs).
MiCA was published in June 2023 and applied in two phases:
A transitional "grandfathering" window lets firms already operating under national law keep going while they seek authorisation — up to 18 months, i.e. until 1 July 2026, unless a member state shortened it. So mid-2026 is when MiCA is effectively fully in force across the bloc.
Across all 27 EU member states, and it's being incorporated into the wider European Economic Area (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein). It applies to anyone providing crypto-asset services to clients in the EU, regardless of where the provider is based — so non-EU firms targeting EU users are caught too.
Two main groups: issuers of asset-referenced and e-money tokens, and CASPs — firms offering custody, operation of a trading platform, exchange of crypto for fiat or other crypto, execution/placement of orders, reception & transmission of orders, advice, portfolio management, or transfer services.
MiCA targets intermediaries and issuers, not the technology or end-users. Generally outside scope:
This is the basis for most of the "out of scope" verdicts in the directory above.
MiCA itself doesn't ban any specific asset. The pressure on privacy coins comes mainly from the separate AML package (the Anti-Money-Laundering Regulation), which restricts regulated CASPs from handling anonymity-enhancing coins. Self-hosting, P2P trades and merchant acceptance fall outside that CASP perimeter.
No. This page is an informational overview of how MiCA's scope appears to apply to various services. It isn't legal advice — rules and national transition timelines vary, so check primary sources or a qualified professional before relying on it.