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View articlesKraken (Payward Europe Solutions Limited)
Kraken (Payward Europe Solutions Limited) holds a MiCA license as a crypto-asset service provider authorized in Ireland.
- Legal name
- Payward Europe Solutions Limited
- Home country
- Ireland
- Regulator
- Central Bank of Ireland (CBI)
- Status
- Authorized
- Authorized on
- June 25, 2025
- Other EEA countries notified
- 29
- Website
- kraken.com
- LEI
- 254900641D8KNHUZYX24
- Register entry last changed
- June 25, 2025
- Checked on
Payward Europe Solutions Limited, which trades as Kraken, is listed in ESMA’s interim MiCA register as a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorized in Ireland by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), with an authorization date of June 25, 2025.
Under MiCA it may provide custody and administration of crypto-assets for clients, exchange of crypto-assets for funds, exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets, execution of orders for clients, placing of crypto-assets, reception and transmission of orders, portfolio management and transfer services for clients. It has notified the register that it intends to offer these services in 29 other EEA countries under the MiCA passport.
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 June 25, 2025.
- MiCA services
- Custody and administration of crypto-assets for clients
Exchange of crypto-assets for funds
Exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets
Execution of orders for clients
Placing of crypto-assets
Reception and transmission of orders
Portfolio management
Transfer services for clients - Custody
- Yes
- Crypto-to-fiat exchange
- Yes
- Crypto-to-crypto exchange
- Yes
- Transfer services
- Yes
- Countries notified for cross-border services
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- 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 Kraken (Payward Europe Solutions Limited) have a MiCA license?
Yes. ESMA’s interim MiCA register lists Payward Europe Solutions Limited as a crypto-asset service provider authorized in Ireland since June 25, 2025.
Which crypto services can Kraken (Payward Europe Solutions Limited) provide under MiCA?
Its authorization covers custody and administration of crypto-assets for clients, exchange of crypto-assets for funds, exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets, execution of orders for clients, placing of crypto-assets, reception and transmission of orders, portfolio management and transfer services for clients.
Can Kraken (Payward Europe Solutions Limited) serve clients in other EU countries?
It has notified the register that it intends to offer its services in 29 other EEA countries under the MiCA passport.
Who supervises Kraken (Payward Europe Solutions Limited) under MiCA?
The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), its home regulator in Ireland. Its LEI is 254900641D8KNHUZYX24.
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.
