Licence status · data as of 2026-10-24
Is Bitpanda allowed to operate in Latvia?
Yes.
Bitpanda (Bitpanda GmbH) is in the ESMA MiCA register with the right to provide services in Latvia (data as of 2026-10-24). The licence was granted in Austria (FMA) on 2025-04-09.
- Legal entity
- Bitpanda GmbH
- Licence country
- Austria
- Supervisor
- Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA)
- Authorised since
- 2025-04-09
- Latvia in the authorisation
- Yes
- LEI code
- 5493007WZ7IFULIL8G21
Bitpanda companies in the register
| Company | Licence | Authorised services | Latvia | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitpanda GmbH | Austria (FMA) | custody, exchange for funds, exchange for other crypto-assets, order execution, placing, receiving and transmitting orders, transfers | yes | 2025-04-09 |
| Bitpanda Asset Management GmbH | Germany (BaFin) | custody, exchange for funds, exchange for other crypto-assets, transfers | yes | 2025-01-24 |
| BP23 CA Limited | Malta (MFSA) | custody, exchange for funds, exchange for other crypto-assets, order execution, receiving and transmitting orders, transfers | no | 2025-01-27 |
How to check it yourself
- Find the legal entity name in the exchange's terms of use (here: Bitpanda GmbH).
- Look it up in the list of licensed exchanges or in the ESMA MiCA register.
- Make sure Latvia and the service you need are in the authorisation. How to check.
Questions about Bitpanda
Does Bitpanda have a MiCA authorisation to operate in Latvia?
Yes: Bitpanda (Bitpanda GmbH) is in the ESMA MiCA register with the right to provide services in Latvia (data as of 2026-10-24).
Who supervises Bitpanda?
Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA), Austria. With a MiCA authorisation in one EU country a company may also work in others to which the authorisation is passported; Latvia is one of them.
Since when does Bitpanda have a MiCA authorisation?
Since 2025-04-09 (authorisation date in the licence country, ESMA MiCA register, data as of 2026-10-24).
Which services may Bitpanda provide?
According to the authorisation: custody, exchange for funds, exchange for other crypto-assets, order execution, placing, receiving and transmitting orders, transfers.
Sources
| Fact | Source | Data as of |
|---|---|---|
| Authorisation, supervisor, services, countries | ESMA MiCA interim register (CASP Tracker) | 2026-10-24 |
Source: CASP Tracker (casptracker.eu), based on the ESMA MiCA interim registers. CC BY 4.0.
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