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MoonPay holds a MiCA license as a crypto-asset service provider authorized in the Netherlands.
- Legal name
- MoonPay Europe B.V.
- Home country
- Netherlands
- Regulator
- Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM)
- Status
- Authorized
- Authorized on
- December 30, 2024
- Other EEA countries notified
- 29
- Website
- moonpay.com
- LEI
- 254900KXWAZ3B1340G26
- Register entry last changed
- December 30, 2024
- Checked on
MoonPay Europe B.V., which trades as MoonPay, is listed in ESMA’s interim MiCA register as a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorized in the Netherlands by the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), with an authorization date of December 30, 2024. Under MiCA it may provide exchange of crypto-assets for funds, exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets 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 December 30, 2024.
- MiCA services
- Exchange of crypto-assets for funds
Exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets
Transfer services for clients - 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, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, 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 MoonPay have a MiCA license?
Yes. ESMA’s interim MiCA register lists MoonPay Europe B.V. as a crypto-asset service provider authorized in the Netherlands since December 30, 2024.
Which crypto services can MoonPay provide under MiCA?
Its authorization covers exchange of crypto-assets for funds, exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets and transfer services for clients.
Can MoonPay 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 MoonPay under MiCA?
The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), its home regulator in the Netherlands. Its LEI is 254900KXWAZ3B1340G26.
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.
