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Kim Min-jun
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BBVA holds a MiCA license as a crypto-asset service provider authorized in Spain.
- Legal name
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.
- Home country
- Spain
- Regulator
- Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV)
- Status
- Authorized
- Authorized on
- March 5, 2025
- Other EEA countries notified
- 0
- Website
- bbva.es
- LEI
- K8MS7FD7N5Z2WQ51AZ71
- Register entry last changed
- March 7, 2026
- Checked on
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., which trades as BBVA, is listed in ESMA’s interim MiCA register as a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorized in Spain by the Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), with an authorization date of March 5, 2025. Under MiCA it may provide custody and administration of crypto-assets for clients, execution of orders for clients and transfer services for clients. The register lists no cross-border notifications, so its services are offered from Spain only.
ESMA publishes the interim MiCA register weekly. This entry reflects the version updated on September 24, 2026; the firm’s own record was last changed on March 7, 2026.
- MiCA services
- Custody and administration of crypto-assets for clients
Execution of orders for clients
Transfer services for clients - Custody
- Yes
- Transfer services
- Yes
- Sources
Page URL ESMA interim MiCA register: crypto-asset service providers (CASPS.csv) https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2024-12/CASPS.csv ESMA: Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) https://www.esma.europa.eu/esmas-activities/digital-finance-and-innovation/markets-crypto-assets-regulation-mica
Questions
Does BBVA have a MiCA license?
Yes. ESMA’s interim MiCA register lists Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. as a crypto-asset service provider authorized in Spain since March 5, 2025.
Which crypto services can BBVA provide under MiCA?
Its authorization covers custody and administration of crypto-assets for clients, execution of orders for clients and transfer services for clients.
Can BBVA serve clients in other EU countries?
The register lists no cross-border notifications, so its services are offered from Spain only.
Who supervises BBVA under MiCA?
The Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), its home regulator in Spain. Its LEI is K8MS7FD7N5Z2WQ51AZ71.
Source: the European Securities and Markets Authority’s interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers (CASPS.csv), which ESMA updates weekly. Each firm’s page shows the date its entry was checked.
