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KuCoin has received a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license in Austria, which enables the exchange to provide regulated crypto-asset services across all 27 EU member states. The approval positions the firm to fully utilise the EU’s passporting system, which enables a company licensed in one member state to extend its services throughout the European Economic Area (EEA). MiCA framework creates a single licensing pathway MiCA, which came into force at the end of last year, established a standard set of regulations concerning the work of digital-asset service providers in the EU. Within this framework, companies will be able to seek authorisation in one jurisdiction and then expand the region without having to make any further applications in different countries. The strategy was intended to streamline the regulation of digital-asset markets, but it has raised concerns among those who question whether licensing patterns vary among member states. The issuance of a MiCA license in Austria adds the country to the list of jurisdictions actively implementing the framework. This approval will enable KuCoin EU to provide regulated services throughout the EEA, as the firm confirmed in a statement announcing the license via email on Friday. Big news for Europe, bigger news for the world! 🌍 KuCoin EU is now officially MiCAR-compliant and approved by the Austrian FMA! Secure, regulated crypto access is coming to the EU very soon. The future of crypto is global and compliant. Let’s go! 🚀#KuCoin #MiCAR… pic.twitter.com/UgeQGRFJpf — KuCoin (@kucoincom) November 28, 2025 The exchange has selected Vienna as its European location. The country was chosen as the regional location, according to the details given by the company, the regulatory environment, and the availability of regional specialists in the sector, in Austria. Oliver Stauber and Christian Niedermuller are two experienced professionals in the industry who have been hired…

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Filed under: News - @ November 28, 2025 5:28 pm