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Crypto Exchange Bybit Granted MiCA License in Austria
- Bybit secured authorization from Austria’s Financial Market Authority under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation in 2025, enabling the exchange to offer its crypto services throughout the European Economic Area.
- This event follows new EU MiCA rules effective from early 2025, which require crypto firms to obtain licenses to serve customers legally across 29 EEA states.
- Bybit has launched its European headquarters in Vienna, Austria, and is investing heavily in the region by recruiting a large team of professionals while promoting blockchain innovation through collaborations with local universities.
- Ben Zhou, Bybit's co-founder, called the license a "testament to their compliance-first approach," and CEO Mazurka Zeng emphasized commitment to compliance and transparency in line with EU standards.
- Bybit’s newly acquired license marks a significant milestone in its European growth, allowing the company to offer fully regulated crypto products and services across 29 countries within the European Economic Area, reaching a user base of close to 500 million people and boosting Austria’s position in the cryptocurrency industry.
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The Chinese crypto market Bybit has received the EU-wide MiCAR license from the financial market supervisory authority. Bybit can now pass on its crypto products and services to "almost 500 million Europeans in 29 member states of the European Economic Area", the company announced on Thursday. In addition, the second largest crypto market worldwide has established its official EEA headquarters in Vienna. The recruitment of 100 specialists in the…
Crypto Exchange Bybit Granted MiCA License in Austria
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