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MiCA verificationRegulation (EU) 2023/1114Register read 10 November 2026hand review 156 days old · re-verification due

Is Pocket Bitcoin MiCA-licensed?

Outside MiCA scopePocket Bitcoin does not require MiCA authorisation.

Pocket Bitcoin AG is Swiss-incorporated and supervised under Swiss VQF/FINMA. The service routes orders from EU customer bank accounts through Swiss execution; users in EU jurisdictions should verify their bank's policy on outbound Swiss crypto orders.

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Audit receipt#cc-MICA-VERIFY-POCKET_BITCOIN-be4df541 Methodology §3
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Is Pocket Bitcoin MiCA-licensed?

Pocket Bitcoin does not require MiCA authorisation. Checked against ESMA's interim MiCA register, read 10 November 2026. Pocket Bitcoin AG is Swiss-incorporated and supervised under Swiss VQF/FINMA.

Source:Audit receipt #cc-MICA-VERIFY-POCKET_BITCOIN-be4df541 Methodology

License details

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Category
Onramp (Switzerland)
Status
Outside MiCA scope
License jurisdiction(s)
—
Supervising authority
VQF (Switzerland)
Passporting
N/A — Swiss + select EU partner banks
Licensed since
—
Register read
10 November 2026
Receipt ID
cc-MICA-VERIFY-POCKET_BITCOIN-be4df541

What this means for retail users

Pocket Bitcoin does not require MiCA authorisation because it does not perform crypto-asset service provider activities. MiCA applies to entities that custody, trade, or facilitate crypto-asset services for clients — not to hardware-wallet manufacturers, tax-reporting software, or fully decentralised protocols.

Bitcoin-only no-account onramp via standing-order from regulated EU/CH bank account. EU retail users can use Pocket Bitcoin without MiCA-status concerns, but national consumer-protection, tax, and other relevant laws still apply per jurisdiction.

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