Explore crypto exchange licensing regimes, regulatory authorizations and official records worldwide.
Jurisdictions covered
3
Licensing regimes tracked
3
Verified authorizations
10
Latest data verification
14 Oct 2026
Counts describe this database’s reviewed coverage, not all licences worldwide. Authorization count includes active/registered records only; the latest verification date is the most recent individual review.
License directory
Compare regulatory regimes — separate from who holds a permission.
3 of 3 regimes
Published regime facts. Open a regime for limitations and official evidence.
a. providing custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients; c. exchange of crypto-assets for funds; d. exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets; e. execution of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients; f. placing of crypto-assets; g. reception and transmission of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients; j. providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients
Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM)
Licence number
Not reported in the source
Effective date
Unknown — not inferred from notification date
Specific activities
a. providing custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients; b. operation of a trading platform for crypto-assets; j. providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)
Licence number
Not reported in the source
Effective date
Unknown — not inferred from notification date
Specific activities
a. providing custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients; b. operation of a trading platform for crypto-assets; c. exchange of crypto-assets for funds; d. exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets; e. execution of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients; g. reception and transmission of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients; j. providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)
Licence number
Not reported in the source
Effective date
Unknown — not inferred from notification date
Specific activities
a. providing custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients; c. exchange of crypto-assets for funds; d. exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets; e. execution of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients; f. placing of crypto-assets; g. reception and transmission of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients; j. providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients
a. providing custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients; b. operation of a trading platform for crypto-assets; c. exchange of crypto-assets for funds; d. exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets; e. execution of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients; f. placing of crypto-assets; g. reception and transmission of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients; i. providing portfolio management on crypto-assets; j. providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients.
a. providing custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients; c. exchange of crypto-assets for funds; d. exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets; f. placing of crypto-assets; j. providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients
a. providing custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients; b. operation of a trading platform for crypto-assets; c. exchange of crypto-assets for funds; d. exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets; e. execution of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients; j. providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients.
a. providing custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients; c. exchange of crypto-assets for funds; d. exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets; e. execution of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients; g. reception and transmission of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients; j. providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients.
a. providing custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients; c. exchange of crypto-assets for funds; d. exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets; e. execution of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients; g. reception and transmission of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients; j. providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients.
A missing result means no reviewed matching record in our coverage — not that an exchange is unlicensed. No “most licensed CEX” ranking is published from incomplete coverage.
Official source → bounded check → normalization → change detection → review queue → publication. New records and changes are never automatically approved. A missing entry is a suspected removal, not proof of revocation. Fetch failures retain the last reviewed data.
Current source coverage
First release covers EU, Hong Kong and Japan regime summaries; reviewed entity records currently come from ESMA only. MAS and VARA material is held pending permissions. SFC register imports remain disabled. Source checks do not reverify every authorization.
Definitions & reuse notices
Licence: a regulatory permission under the relevant framework. Registration: entry in a statutory register; not automatically a comprehensive operating licence. Activity authorization: a particular service scope within a licence or other applicable status.
ESMA material is freely available at its official website. This document has been drafted using material downloaded from ESMA’s website. ESMA does not endorse this publication and is not liable for intellectual-property infringements or damages caused to third parties through it.
FSA summaries are edited by CryptoPartner with attribution to the Financial Services Agency website, accessed 13 October 2026. They are not Government of Japan publications. Restricted source datasets have not been republished.
This document has been drafted using material downloaded from ESMA’s website. ESMA does not endorse this publication and is not liable for intellectual-property infringements or damages caused to third parties through it. Original material is available free of charge from ESMA.
