MiCA licence requirements: Crypto Authorisation Requirements
The Crypto Authorisation Requirements carries 10 published figures read from 1 source's own page, from 280 to 225,170 GBP, read 24 October 2026.
- 7280 to 37,762
- 137,762 to 75,243
- 175,243 to 112,725
- 112,725 to 150,207
- 150,207 to 187,688
- 1187,688 to 225,170
Bands
| Bucket | Value |
|---|---|
| 280 to 37,762 | 7 figures |
| 37,762 to 75,243 | 1 figure |
| 75,243 to 112,725 | 1 figure |
| 112,725 to 150,207 | 0 figures |
| 150,207 to 187,688 | 0 figures |
| 187,688 to 225,170 | 1 figure |
4 of the 15 named sources read in full publish a figure; 11 publish none, read 24 October 2026.
By fee-category and licence
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| fee-category1 | 280GBP | 280 to 280GBP | 1 |
| fee-category2 | 560GBP | 560 to 560GBP | 1 |
| fee-category3 | 1,130GBP | 1,130 to 1,130GBP | 1 |
| fee-category4 | 2,820GBP | 2,820 to 2,820GBP | 1 |
| fee-category5 | 5,640GBP | 5,640 to 5,640GBP | 1 |
| fee-category6 | 11,260GBP | 11,260 to 11,260GBP | 1 |
| fee-category7 | 28,150GBP | 28,150 to 28,150GBP | 1 |
| fee-category8 | 56,300GBP | 56,300 to 56,300GBP | 1 |
| fee-category9 | 112,590GBP | 112,590 to 112,590GBP | 1 |
| fee-category10 | 225,170GBP | 225,170 to 225,170GBP | 1 |
| licenceasset-referenced-token-issuer | 350,000EUR | 350,000 to 350,000EUR | 1 |
| licencecasp-class-1 | 50,000EUR | 50,000 to 50,000EUR | 1 |
| licencecasp-class-2 | 125,000EUR | 125,000 to 125,000EUR | 1 |
| licencecasp-class-3 | 150,000EUR | 150,000 to 150,000EUR | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
The sentence each figure was read from (16)
- EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA), full text, read 2026-10-24:
Issuers of asset-referenced tokens shall, at all times, have own funds equal to an amount of at least the highest of the following: EUR 350 000;
- FCA, authorisation and registration application fees, read 2026-10-24:
Category 10: £225,170 fee
- EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA), full text, read 2026-10-24:
operation of a trading platform for crypto-assets. EUR 150 000
- EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA), full text, read 2026-10-24:
exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets. EUR 125 000
- FCA, authorisation and registration application fees, read 2026-10-24:
Category 9: £112,590 fee
- FCA, authorisation and registration application fees, read 2026-10-24:
Category 8: £56,300 fee
- EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA), full text, read 2026-10-24:
providing portfolio management on crypto-assets. EUR 50 000
- FCA, authorisation and registration application fees, read 2026-10-24:
Category 7: £28,150 fee
- FCA, authorisation and registration application fees, read 2026-10-24:
Category 6: £11,260 fee
- FCA, authorisation and registration application fees, read 2026-10-24:
Category 5: £5,640 fee
- FCA, authorisation and registration application fees, read 2026-10-24:
Category 4: £2,820 fee
- FCA, authorisation and registration application fees, read 2026-10-24:
Category 3: £1,130 fee
- FCA, authorisation and registration application fees, read 2026-10-24:
Category 2: £560 fee
- FCA, authorisation and registration application fees, read 2026-10-24:
Category 1: £280 fee
- FinCEN, money services business registration, read 2026-10-24:
Registration Form - Each MSB must initially be registered by filing a completed form, FinCEN Form 107, Registration of Money Services Business, within 180 days after the date on which the MSB is established
- FCA, registration under the MLRs ahead of the new FSMA regime, read 2026-10-24:
Our deadline for determining applications for registration is 3 months from receiving the application form (or from receiving any further information required).
Read in full, publishes no figure
11 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- EUR-Lex, MiCA summary, read 2026-10-17: every candidate on the page was refused
- ESMA, Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, read 2026-10-24: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- ESMA, MiCA interactive single rulebook, read 2026-10-03: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- MFSA, crypto-assets, read 2026-10-10: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Central Bank of Ireland, Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- FCA, cryptoassets: how to apply for registration, read 2026-10-17: every candidate on the page was refused
- FCA, cryptoasset registration: information for applicants, read 2026-10-17: every candidate on the page was refused
- FCA Handbook, FEES 3 application, notification and vetting fees, read 2026-10-24: every candidate on the page was refused
- FCA Handbook, FEES Appendix 4.2, fees payable by cryptoasset businesses, read 2026-10-24: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- AUSTRAC, enrol and register as a DCE, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- NYDFS, virtual currency businesses, read 2026-10-03: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
4 of the 15 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 11 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 10 figures, never sentences; 198 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one comparable row per regime from the primary instruments: licence name, the activities it covers, minimum own funds (MiCA's Annex IV classes at EUR 50,000 / 125,000 / 150,000 against the fixed-overheads test), application fee, statutory determination period, and the authority - which nobody publishes side by side because each authority publishes only its own.
Then the register count per jurisdiction from ESMA's CASP register, so the cost of entry can be read against how many firms actually cleared it.
198 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (15)
- EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA), full text(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- EUR-Lex, MiCA summary(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ESMA, Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ESMA, MiCA interactive single rulebook(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- MFSA, crypto-assets(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Central Bank of Ireland, Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- FCA, cryptoassets: how to apply for registration(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- FCA, cryptoasset registration: information for applicants(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- FCA, registration under the MLRs ahead of the new FSMA regime(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- FCA Handbook, FEES 3 application, notification and vetting fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- FCA, authorisation and registration application fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- FCA Handbook, FEES Appendix 4.2, fees payable by cryptoasset businesses(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- AUSTRAC, enrol and register as a DCE(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- FinCEN, money services business registration(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- NYDFS, virtual currency businesses(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The Crypto Authorisation Requirements carries 10 published figures read from 1 source's own page, from 280 to 225,170 GBP, read 24 October 2026.
4 of the 15 named sources read in full publish a figure; 11 publish none, read 24 October 2026.
Crypto Authorisation Requirements, fee-category 1: median 280 GBP across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Crypto Authorisation Requirements, fee-category 2: median 560 GBP across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Crypto Authorisation Requirements, fee-category 3: median 1,130 GBP across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Crypto Authorisation Requirements, fee-category 4: median 2,820 GBP across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Crypto Authorisation Requirements, fee-category 5: median 5,640 GBP across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Crypto Authorisation Requirements, fee-category 6: median 11,260 GBP across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Crypto Authorisation Requirements, fee-category 7: median 28,150 GBP across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Crypto Authorisation Requirements, fee-category 8: median 56,300 GBP across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Crypto Authorisation Requirements, fee-category 9: median 112,590 GBP across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Crypto Authorisation Requirements, fee-category 10: median 225,170 GBP across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Crypto Authorisation Requirements, licence asset-referenced-token-issuer: median 350,000 EUR across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Crypto Authorisation Requirements, licence casp-class-1: median 50,000 EUR across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Crypto Authorisation Requirements, licence casp-class-2: median 125,000 EUR across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Crypto Authorisation Requirements, licence casp-class-3: median 150,000 EUR across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Cite as: "Issafu Crypto Authorisation Requirements", updated 2026-10-24, https://issafu.com/datasets/crypto-authorisation-requirements/.
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