Overview
- Oliver Stauber, formerly KuCoin EU's managing director and Bitpanda's chief legal officer, has been appointed CEO of Bitget EU.
- Bitget will locate its planned European headquarters in Vienna to coordinate compliance, governance and supervisory engagement across the EEA.
- The company says Bitget EU is not yet operational and will offer services only once Austrian regulators grant authorization.
- The move is part of Bitget's MiCA readiness strategy focused on internal controls and operational transparency ahead of the June 2026 transitional deadline.
- Industry rivals are accelerating license efforts, with Binance confirming it has submitted a MiCA application in Greece.