MiCA SERVICE · ARTICLE 3(1)(16)(J) · LAST UPDATED

What is "Transfer services" under MiCA Article 3(1)(16)(j)?

Transfer services is one of ten crypto-asset services defined by the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation. 189 of the 294 MiCA-authorised crypto exchanges we track hold an authorisation for this service today.

What does "Transfer services" mean under MiCA?

Providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients

What does this service mean for me as a user?

The exchange can move crypto between addresses on your behalf, including off-platform withdrawals. The Travel Rule applies to these transfers.

Which exchanges hold a MiCA authorisation for Transfer services?

189 of the 294 MiCA-authorised crypto exchanges we track hold an authorisation that includes this service.

Provider Home Member State Authorised on Total services held
Alaric Securities Bulgaria 9 of 10
NOEMON TECH LTD Cyprus 9 of 10
OKX Malta 9 of 10
J2TX Ltd Cyprus 8 of 10
NAGA X Cyprus 8 of 10
TEROXX DIGITAL ASSET LTD Cyprus 8 of 10
Kraken Ireland 8 of 10
Young Platform Italy 8 of 10
ZBX Malta 8 of 10
Bison Bank Portugal 8 of 10
Bitpanda Austria 7 of 10
TRIA BRIDGE Cyprus 7 of 10
Unlimit Crypto Ltd (ex Stable Defi Ltd) Cyprus 7 of 10
tothemoon Cyprus 7 of 10
Penning Denmark 7 of 10
BANQUE DELUBAC France 7 of 10
COINHOUSE France 7 of 10
GOIN France 7 of 10
Bitstamp Luxembourg 7 of 10
Coinbase Luxembourg 7 of 10
Gemini Malta 7 of 10
NBX | Norwegian Block Exchange Norway 7 of 10
Bit2Me Spain 7 of 10
MINOS GLOBAL Spain 7 of 10
BITCOIN STORE Croatia 6 of 10
COMPLYCRYPTO DEPOSITORY EU LIMITED Cyprus 6 of 10
DASK CAPITAL Cyprus 6 of 10
KRYPTO KNIGHT Cyprus 6 of 10
Revolut Cyprus 6 of 10
Ronin EM Ltd Cyprus 6 of 10
ILAVO GROUP a.s. Czech Republic 6 of 10
Invity Finance s.r.o. Czech Republic 6 of 10
DESKOIN France 6 of 10
FINCTEK France 6 of 10
MERIA France 6 of 10
PAYMIUM France 6 of 10
QWARKS France 6 of 10
SwissBorg France 6 of 10
BitGo Europe GmbH Germany 6 of 10
Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG Germany 6 of 10
StoneX Ireland 6 of 10
Conio Italy 6 of 10
Cryptosmart Italy 6 of 10
AlphaRoute Latvia 6 of 10
Paybis Latvia 6 of 10
Bitcoin Suisse (Europe) AG Liechtenstein 6 of 10
Myriad Capital Lithuania 6 of 10
Bitpanda Malta 6 of 10
Crypto.com Malta 6 of 10
Gate.io Malta 6 of 10
FIRI AS Norway 6 of 10
FUMBI Slovakia 6 of 10
Madison Six|crypto4me Slovakia 6 of 10
Safello AB Sweden 6 of 10
AMINA EU Austria 5 of 10
Bybit Austria 5 of 10
Coinfinity Austria 5 of 10
KuCoin Austria 5 of 10
WhiteBIT EU Austria 5 of 10
COINMATE a.s. Czech Republic 5 of 10
GG Digital, a.s. Czech Republic 5 of 10
Tesseract Finland 5 of 10
APLO France 5 of 10
BITSTACK France 5 of 10
FIPTO France 5 of 10
FLOWDESK EUROPE France 5 of 10
HEXARQ France 5 of 10
KEYROCK France 5 of 10
RUFIJI France 5 of 10
Bullish Europe GmbH Germany 5 of 10
Crypto Finance (Deutschland) GmbH Germany 5 of 10
Tradias GmbH Germany 5 of 10
CheckSig Italy 5 of 10
Backpack EU Latvia 5 of 10
BlockBen Latvia 5 of 10
Neverless Latvia 5 of 10
Floin AG Liechtenstein 5 of 10
SMART VALOR Liechtenstein 5 of 10
Bridge Luxembourg 5 of 10
CPS Luxembourg 5 of 10
bitFlyer EUROPE Luxembourg 5 of 10
BVNK Malta 5 of 10
Blockchain.com Malta 5 of 10
Damex Malta 5 of 10
Everest Malta 5 of 10
FalconX Malta 5 of 10
OP Digital Malta 5 of 10
Olmipay Malta 5 of 10
Payhound Malta 5 of 10
Socios.com Malta 5 of 10
Acheron | Acheron Trading Netherlands 5 of 10
zerohash europe Netherlands 5 of 10
BITCOINMAT Slovakia 5 of 10
Okazio Slovakia 5 of 10
Cryptonow Austria 4 of 10
OSL EU Austria 4 of 10
WHITE TECH LTD Croatia 4 of 10
COLLECT & EXCHANGE CY LTD Cyprus 4 of 10
IP wBTCb solutions, s.r.o. Czech Republic 4 of 10
Pluso a.s. Czech Republic 4 of 10
Simple Coin s.r.o. Czech Republic 4 of 10
GCEX|GC Exchange Denmark 4 of 10
Lightspark Payments Europe AS Estonia 4 of 10
Coinmotion Finland 4 of 10
Kvarn X Finland 4 of 10
NorthCrypto Finland 4 of 10
ALPHACAP France 4 of 10
MEATAL GEAR France 4 of 10
Bitpanda Asset Management GmbH Germany 4 of 10
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale Germany 4 of 10
Trade Republic Germany 4 of 10
Myntkaup Iceland 4 of 10
CoinJar Ireland 4 of 10
Skrill, NETELLER Ireland 4 of 10
Webot Ireland 4 of 10
Hercle Italy 4 of 10
Hodleris Latvia 4 of 10
Celsion Bank AG Liechtenstein 4 of 10
Kaiser Partner Privatbank Liechtenstein 4 of 10
LGT Bank AG Liechtenstein 4 of 10
Sygnum Europe Liechtenstein 4 of 10
Coingate Lithuania 4 of 10
Robinhood Lithuania 4 of 10
Simplex Lithuania 4 of 10
Bequant Malta 4 of 10
Legion Malta 4 of 10
Strike Malta 4 of 10
Xcoins Malta 4 of 10
Amdax B.V.|Amdax Group|Novelist Netherlands 4 of 10
Ari10 | Ari10 NL | WEB3 Technology B.V. Netherlands 4 of 10
Bitmymoney B.V. Netherlands 4 of 10
Bitonic Netherlands 4 of 10
Blockrise Netherlands 4 of 10
Coinmerce Netherlands 4 of 10
Finst Netherlands 4 of 10
TÝR MARKETS AS Norway 4 of 10
Firefish Slovakia 4 of 10
CAIXABANK Spain 4 of 10
CRIPTAN Spain 4 of 10
21bitcoin Austria 3 of 10
KBC Belgium 3 of 10
MipSoftware s.r.o. Czech Republic 3 of 10
Northstake ApS Denmark 3 of 10
CACEIS BANK France 3 of 10
COMETH France 3 of 10
ICEBLOCK France 3 of 10
PAYTOP France 3 of 10
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank Germany 3 of 10
V-Bank AG Germany 3 of 10
Confirmo Limited Ireland 3 of 10
Nexdesk Latvia 3 of 10
Bank Frick AG Liechtenstein 3 of 10
RULEMATCH Liechtenstein 3 of 10
Banking Circle Luxembourg 3 of 10
Ripple Payments Europe S.A. Luxembourg 3 of 10
Swissquote Luxembourg 3 of 10
AvianLabs Netherlands B.V. Netherlands 3 of 10
BLOX B.V. Netherlands 3 of 10
BTC Direct Netherlands 3 of 10
Bitvavo Netherlands 3 of 10
ClearBank Europe B.V. Netherlands 3 of 10
DCS | HappyCoins Netherlands 3 of 10
EU Internet Ventures |EUIV|BNXA Netherlands 3 of 10
Monflo Netherlands 3 of 10
MoonPay Europe B.V. Netherlands 3 of 10
Zebedee Europe B.V. Netherlands 3 of 10
BARE BITCOIN AS Norway 3 of 10
K33 MARKETS as Norway 3 of 10
Cryptovoucher Slovakia 3 of 10
BBVA Spain 3 of 10
CECABANK Spain 3 of 10
CROSSMINT Spain 3 of 10
KUTXABANK Spain 3 of 10
PROSEGUR CRYPTO Spain 3 of 10
RENTA 4 Spain 3 of 10
CIRCLE France 2 of 10
SOCIETE GENERALE - FORGE France 2 of 10
Boerse Stuttgart Digital Custody GmbH Germany 2 of 10
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft Germany 2 of 10
Hauck Aufhäuser Digital Custody GmbH Germany 2 of 10
Tangany GmbH Germany 2 of 10
Tradevest Germany 2 of 10
Banca Sella Italy 2 of 10
Newrails Lithuania 2 of 10
STOKR Luxembourg 2 of 10
Standard Chartered Luxembourg 2 of 10
Zodia Luxembourg 2 of 10
Stable Mint Ltd. Malta 2 of 10
Fiat Republic Netherlands B.V. Netherlands 2 of 10

Sourced from the ESMA Register of Crypto-Asset Service Providers, retrieved 18 July 2026.

Where is this service defined in EU law?

The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation - Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 - defines "Transfer services" in Article 3(1)(16)(j). An exchange must obtain a separate sub-authorisation for each MiCA service it wishes to offer; holding one service does not imply the others. National competent authorities issue these authorisations exchange by exchange and service by service.

What if my exchange does not hold this authorisation?

From , offering "Transfer services" to EEA residents without the corresponding MiCA authorisation is a breach of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114. Some exchanges hold a partial MiCA authorisation that excludes specific services; in those cases the exchange may continue to operate but is not legally allowed to offer the missing service to EEA residents.

What are the other MiCA services?

The full list of ten MiCA services defined in Article 3(1)(16):

  • Custody - The exchange holds your crypto in its own wallets, subject to MiCA's segregation rules.
  • Trading platform - Operating an order book where users place orders against each other.
  • Exchange for funds - Crypto-to-fiat conversion, such as BTC to EUR.
  • Exchange for crypto - Crypto-to-crypto conversion, such as BTC to ETH.
  • Order execution - Placing orders on third-party venues on behalf of clients.
  • Placing - Underwriting or distributing new crypto-asset issuances.
  • Order R&T - Receiving and transmitting orders to other venues for execution.
  • Advice - Personalised investment advice on crypto-assets.
  • Portfolio mgmt - Discretionary management of a crypto portfolio.

Sources cited on this page

  1. ESMA - Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and Register of CASPs
  2. Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) on EUR-Lex

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