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Granting of Authorisation: Bitpanda GmbH

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Bitpanda GmbH (Commercial Register no. FN 569240v) was granted an authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider pursuant to Article 63 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCAR; Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation) by means of an administrative decision dated 09.04.2025. The company is authorised to provide the following crypto-asset services:

  • providing custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients (Article 3 (1) point 16 lit. a MiCAR)
  • exchange of crypto-assets for funds (Article 3 (1) point 16 lit. c MiCAR)
  • exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets (Article 3 (1) point 16 lit. d MiCAR)
  • execution of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients (Article 3 (1) point 16 lit. e MiCAR)
  • placing of crypto-assets (Article 3 (1) point 16 lit. f MiCAR)
  • reception and transmission of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients (Article 3 (1) point 16 lit. g MiCAR)
  • providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients (Article 3 (1) point 16 lit. j MiCAR)

At the same time as a result of the granting of the authorisation pursuant to Article 63 MiCAR the registration as a virtual asset service provider pursuant to Article 32a of the Federal Act on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in Financial Markets (Financial Markets Anti-Money Laundering Act (FM-GwG; Finanzmarkt-Geldwäschegesetz, published in Federal Law Gazette I No. 118/2016 as amended by Federal Law Gazette I No. 151/2024) held by Bitpanda GmbH dated 19.12.2019 was determined to have lapsed pursuant to Article 23 of the Federal Act implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on markets in crypto-assets (MiCA-VVG; MiCA-Verordnung-Vollzugsgesetz), published in Federal Law Gazette I No. 111/2024 as amended in conjunction with Article 143 (3) MiCAR.