Is Trade Republic (Crypto) MiCA-licensed?
Trade Republic Bank GmbH, a credit institution, notified its crypto-asset services to BaFin under MiCA Article 60 (ESMA register, legal basis "Article 60 - Notification", on the register since 28 April 2025, 30 EU and EEA states). A notification is not a CASP authorisation under Article 63. Corrected 2026-11-10: this record called it an authorisation.
Is Trade Republic (Crypto) MiCA-licensed?
Yes — Trade Republic (Crypto) is MiCA-licensed. Checked against ESMA's interim MiCA register, read 10 November 2026. Trade Republic Bank GmbH, a credit institution, notified its crypto-asset services to BaFin under MiCA Article 60 (ESMA register, legal basis "Article 60 - Notification", on the register since 28 April 2025, 30 EU and EEA states).
License details
Structured data from the MiCA register cross-reference. Updates trigger a new methodology revision and a fresh signed receipt.
What this means for retail users
Trade Republic (Crypto) can lawfully provide crypto-asset services to retail users across the European Union and EEA. The MiCA framework imposes capital adequacy, custody segregation, complaint-handling, marketing-rule, and consumer-disclosure requirements that materially reduce operational and counterparty risk versus non-licensed providers.
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