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Bitpanda CEO says MiCA boosts retail trust in regulated crypto firms

  • —MiCA replaced a patchwork of national rules with a single regime for crypto firms across Europe
  • —Bitpanda secured CASP authorizations from BaFin and Austria's FMA in 2025 covering seven services
  • —Bitpanda ended 2025 with 7.4 million registered customers and €371 million in adjusted revenue, up 25% YoY
  • —Austria's FMA fined Bitpanda €70,000 in August 2026 over white paper submission and marketing issues
Why it matters: MiCA is becoming a selling point for licensed platforms, but the FMA fine shows trust depends on enforcement that actually bites.
Source: Crypto Briefing
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