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Austrian fintech unicorn Bitpanda has obtained its third license under the European Union's regulatory framework for crypto assets (MiCA), further solidifying its regulatory position in the EU.
Bitpanda announced on April 10 that it has received a new MiCA license from the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA), marking its third license following approvals from German and Maltese regulators.
This latest approval signifies a "step forward in establishing the most strictly regulated crypto platform in Europe," the exchange stated in an announcement on the X platform.
Source: Bitpanda
MiCA will come into full effect on December 30, 2024, aiming to provide a unified legal framework for crypto asset service providers (CASPs) across the EU. Despite this goal, Bitpanda's pursuit of multiple licenses has raised questions about the consistency of how MiCA is interpreted and enforced within the EU.
Headquartered in Vienna, Bitpanda is one of the first crypto asset service providers (CASPs) to obtain licenses after the MiCA framework comes into full effect.
The company announced on January 23 that the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) of Germany was the first regulator to issue a MiCA license to Bitpanda.
According to Bitpanda's announcement on LinkedIn, the company subsequently received another MiCA license from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA).
"After announcing our first MiCAR license yesterday, this second license sends a clear message: Bitpanda is becoming the benchmark for the safest and most strictly regulated crypto platform in Europe," the company wrote.
Bitpanda announced on LinkedIn that it received the MiCA license from MFSA. Source: LinkedIn Date Published Extractor
As of the time of publication, relevant regulatory authorities such as the Austrian FMA, German BaFin, and Maltese MFSA have not publicly disclosed the list of companies that have obtained MiCA licenses.
Data from the Austrian Financial Market Authority regarding Bitpanda's licensing. Source: FMA
According to records from the Austrian FMA, Bitpanda currently holds four different licenses in Austria and Germany, granted to entities such as Bitpanda Asset Management GmbH, Bitpanda Financial Services GmbH, Bitpanda GmbH, and Bitpanda Payments GmbH.
According to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) — the main regulatory body for the MiCA framework — the framework was initially proposed in 2020 to establish comprehensive regulatory rules for crypto asset service providers (CASPs) within the EU, aiming to create "a unified EU crypto asset market rule."
Although MiCA's goal is to unify cryptocurrency regulation within the EU, Bitpanda's approach of seeking multiple licenses suggests that regulatory differences may still exist among member states.
Cointelegraph sought comment from Bitpanda regarding its strategy of applying for multiple MiCA licenses, but had not received a response by the time of publication.
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