MiCA passporting
The right of a CASP authorised in one EEA member state to provide its crypto-asset services in other member states without a local licence.
Source
Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, Article 65
Last reviewed
October 16, 2026
Under MiCA, a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorised in one member state can provide its services in other member states without a separate licence in each. The CASP tells its home regulator which services it intends to provide and in which countries, and the home regulator passes that information to the regulators of those host member states.
A passporting notification shows where a firm may operate, and it gives no evidence of where the firm serves customers.
In VASPnet's passporting data of 21 September 2026, 181 CASPs authorised elsewhere could provide services in Romania, which had authorised no CASPs of its own.
For counterparty due diligence, the check starts with the register of the home regulator that granted the permission.