Overview
- WhiteBIT EU said it obtained MiCA authorization from Austria’s Financial Market Authority, a move the company announced during the June 19–20 period.
- The authorization permits the firm to operate under the EU’s Markets in Crypto‑Assets framework and to seek passported access to eligible EEA markets rather than register separately in each country.
- WhiteBIT is preparing a dedicated MiCA‑compliant platform, whitebit.eu, and is taking registrations of interest ahead of a phased rollout that will follow applicable onboarding and cross‑border rules.
- The approval adds another licensed exchange to the competitive push for MiCA authorizations as firms and regulators finalize which providers can keep serving European customers under the new rules.
- MiCA creates common rules on governance, transparency, client protection and market integrity, so this authorization could change where Europeans legally trade crypto and what safeguards they can expect from licensed platforms.