Bitpanda Gains Crypto License in Spain
- The crypto platform is regulated in Austria, France, Italy and Sweden.
- It also acquired an FCA-regulated crypto platform earlier this year.

Bitpanda, a unicorn cryptocurrency startup based in Austria, has registered in Spain as a virtual currency exchange and digital asset custody service provider.
Officially announced on Tuesday, the European crypto startup officially entered the Bank of Spain’s registry for crypto companies on July 16.
With the new license, the crypto company is now regulated in five European countries: other than Spain, it is also licensed in Austria, France, Italy and Sweden.
Additionally, Bitpanda entered the United Kingdom earlier this year acquiring London-based Trustology, a regulated institutional cryptocurrency custodian wallet provider. However, that deal attracted regulatory attention as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the largest financial regulator for all financial markets in the United Kingdom (UK).The UK regulator is responsible for the conduct of firms authorized under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Moreover, the FCA is also responsible for the regulation of behavior in retail and wholesale financial markets, supervision of the trading infrastructure that supports those markets, and the prudential regulation of firms not regulated by the PRA. Its role includes protecting consumers, keeping the industry stable, and promoting healthy competition between financial service providers. The FCA publishes and updates a guide handbook that sets out the rules, guidance, and provisions made by the FCA under its powers. The FCA has supervisory authorities overall financial services firms conducting regulated activities, such as offering loans, car financing deals, any consumer credit. Investment firms carrying on certain activities concerning financial instruments such as shares and bonds, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) requires you to be authorized. Businesses are providing pre-paid cards or other such financial services, money transfers, E-money, and credit cards. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ExplainedThe Financial Conduct Authority is responsible for all financial activities conducted in the UK or by UK citizens. Parliament gave the FCA a single strategic objective – to ensure that relevant markets function well – and three operational goals to advance, i.e. protecting consumers, integrity, and promoting competition.The FCA has been instrumental in policing the forex industry, including curbing market abuse in the form of scams, schemes, clones, etc. Recent years has seen the authority take a harder stance on investment products, including forex, contracts-for-difference (CFDs), and binary options.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the largest financial regulator for all financial markets in the United Kingdom (UK).The UK regulator is responsible for the conduct of firms authorized under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Moreover, the FCA is also responsible for the regulation of behavior in retail and wholesale financial markets, supervision of the trading infrastructure that supports those markets, and the prudential regulation of firms not regulated by the PRA. Its role includes protecting consumers, keeping the industry stable, and promoting healthy competition between financial service providers. The FCA publishes and updates a guide handbook that sets out the rules, guidance, and provisions made by the FCA under its powers. The FCA has supervisory authorities overall financial services firms conducting regulated activities, such as offering loans, car financing deals, any consumer credit. Investment firms carrying on certain activities concerning financial instruments such as shares and bonds, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) requires you to be authorized. Businesses are providing pre-paid cards or other such financial services, money transfers, E-money, and credit cards. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ExplainedThe Financial Conduct Authority is responsible for all financial activities conducted in the UK or by UK citizens. Parliament gave the FCA a single strategic objective – to ensure that relevant markets function well – and three operational goals to advance, i.e. protecting consumers, integrity, and promoting competition.The FCA has been instrumental in policing the forex industry, including curbing market abuse in the form of scams, schemes, clones, etc. Recent years has seen the authority take a harder stance on investment products, including forex, contracts-for-difference (CFDs), and binary options.
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“The [Money Laundering Regulations] do not include any provisions that allow the FCA to assess the fitness and propriety of beneficial owners or changes in control before a transaction is completed,” the regulator stated.
Rush for European Licenses
Meanwhile, other crypto exchanges are pushing to receive licenses within Europe. Binance, the largest crypto exchange in terms of the trading volume, gained approval from the French financial market regulator recently. On top of that, it received a green light from the regulators in Italy.
These crypto exchanges are receiving the license when the market price of cryptocurrencies went down significantly. Bitcoin decreased to the iconic price level of $20,000 last week but recovered over the weekend.
“As recent market developments have shown, where you buy your digital assets matters, and we are going to always be prioritizing the safety of our community, as we are working relentlessly to build the best and the safest investment platform in Europe and beyond,” said Eric Demuth, the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Bitpanda.
Bitpanda, a unicorn cryptocurrency startup based in Austria, has registered in Spain as a virtual currency exchange and digital asset custody service provider.
Officially announced on Tuesday, the European crypto startup officially entered the Bank of Spain’s registry for crypto companies on July 16.
With the new license, the crypto company is now regulated in five European countries: other than Spain, it is also licensed in Austria, France, Italy and Sweden.
Additionally, Bitpanda entered the United Kingdom earlier this year acquiring London-based Trustology, a regulated institutional cryptocurrency custodian wallet provider. However, that deal attracted regulatory attention as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the largest financial regulator for all financial markets in the United Kingdom (UK).The UK regulator is responsible for the conduct of firms authorized under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Moreover, the FCA is also responsible for the regulation of behavior in retail and wholesale financial markets, supervision of the trading infrastructure that supports those markets, and the prudential regulation of firms not regulated by the PRA. Its role includes protecting consumers, keeping the industry stable, and promoting healthy competition between financial service providers. The FCA publishes and updates a guide handbook that sets out the rules, guidance, and provisions made by the FCA under its powers. The FCA has supervisory authorities overall financial services firms conducting regulated activities, such as offering loans, car financing deals, any consumer credit. Investment firms carrying on certain activities concerning financial instruments such as shares and bonds, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) requires you to be authorized. Businesses are providing pre-paid cards or other such financial services, money transfers, E-money, and credit cards. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ExplainedThe Financial Conduct Authority is responsible for all financial activities conducted in the UK or by UK citizens. Parliament gave the FCA a single strategic objective – to ensure that relevant markets function well – and three operational goals to advance, i.e. protecting consumers, integrity, and promoting competition.The FCA has been instrumental in policing the forex industry, including curbing market abuse in the form of scams, schemes, clones, etc. Recent years has seen the authority take a harder stance on investment products, including forex, contracts-for-difference (CFDs), and binary options.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the largest financial regulator for all financial markets in the United Kingdom (UK).The UK regulator is responsible for the conduct of firms authorized under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Moreover, the FCA is also responsible for the regulation of behavior in retail and wholesale financial markets, supervision of the trading infrastructure that supports those markets, and the prudential regulation of firms not regulated by the PRA. Its role includes protecting consumers, keeping the industry stable, and promoting healthy competition between financial service providers. The FCA publishes and updates a guide handbook that sets out the rules, guidance, and provisions made by the FCA under its powers. The FCA has supervisory authorities overall financial services firms conducting regulated activities, such as offering loans, car financing deals, any consumer credit. Investment firms carrying on certain activities concerning financial instruments such as shares and bonds, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) requires you to be authorized. Businesses are providing pre-paid cards or other such financial services, money transfers, E-money, and credit cards. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ExplainedThe Financial Conduct Authority is responsible for all financial activities conducted in the UK or by UK citizens. Parliament gave the FCA a single strategic objective – to ensure that relevant markets function well – and three operational goals to advance, i.e. protecting consumers, integrity, and promoting competition.The FCA has been instrumental in policing the forex industry, including curbing market abuse in the form of scams, schemes, clones, etc. Recent years has seen the authority take a harder stance on investment products, including forex, contracts-for-difference (CFDs), and binary options.
Read this Term) issued a warning on the same day, stating that it is closely monitoring the acquisition.
“The [Money Laundering Regulations] do not include any provisions that allow the FCA to assess the fitness and propriety of beneficial owners or changes in control before a transaction is completed,” the regulator stated.
Rush for European Licenses
Meanwhile, other crypto exchanges are pushing to receive licenses within Europe. Binance, the largest crypto exchange in terms of the trading volume, gained approval from the French financial market regulator recently. On top of that, it received a green light from the regulators in Italy.
These crypto exchanges are receiving the license when the market price of cryptocurrencies went down significantly. Bitcoin decreased to the iconic price level of $20,000 last week but recovered over the weekend.
“As recent market developments have shown, where you buy your digital assets matters, and we are going to always be prioritizing the safety of our community, as we are working relentlessly to build the best and the safest investment platform in Europe and beyond,” said Eric Demuth, the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Bitpanda.