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Is Coinbase still available in the EU after MiCA?

Short answer: on the public record, yes. Coinbase serves EU users through Coinbase Luxembourg S.A., which announced a MiCA crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorisation from Luxembourg’s CSSF in June 2025 — a licence that can be passported across the EU/EEA. With MiCA fully in force since 1 July 2026, the more useful questions are what that authorisation does and does not cover, and how you verify any provider’s status yourself rather than taking a marketing claim at face value. This page answers both, using only public, sourced facts.

For: EU retail users Provider status General information, not advice
// MiCA in force 1 July 2026 Transitional period ended · CASP authorisation required to serve EU clients

What the public record shows.

The honest way to answer “is this provider still available” is to point at what an authority or the firm itself has actually published — not to guess. For Coinbase’s EU operations, the public facts are clear and positive.

// Fact 1 · the authorised entity

Coinbase serves EU users through Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. Coinbase publicly announced in June 2025 that this entity had secured a MiCA crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorisation from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), naming Luxembourg as its EU regulatory home.

// Fact 2 · what a MiCA authorisation lets a firm do

A MiCA CASP authorisation can be passported across the EU/EEA, so a firm authorised in one member state can offer the services covered by its licence to clients in the others. Coinbase described the Luxembourg licence as the basis for serving users across the EU.

// Fact 3 · independent confirmation

Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. also appears on the French AMF’s published white list of authorised crypto-asset service providers — a useful cross-check that the authorisation is recorded by a national competent authority, not only asserted in a press release.

// Source · public announcements & registers, 2025–2026

Coinbase announced a MiCA licence from Luxembourg’s CSSF (Coinbase Luxembourg S.A.) in June 2025 and designated Luxembourg as its EU hub; the entity is listed on the AMF white list of authorised CASPs. A MiCA authorisation is passportable across the EU/EEA. Always confirm the current, authoritative entry on the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

So can you still use it — and what could still change?

Holding an authorisation is the thing that lets a provider keep serving EU clients after the deadline. But “the firm is authorised” is not the same as “every product is available to you, everywhere, unchanged.” Three things still vary even for an authorised provider.

What can still vary Why
Which assets are offered Stablecoins (e-money tokens) are governed by their own MiCA rules; some tokens may be delisted or restricted independently of the provider’s overall authorisation.
Which country / entity serves you EU users are commonly migrated to the authorised EU entity (here, the Luxembourg entity). Your terms, login flow, or available features can change with that migration.
Which specific services A MiCA authorisation covers a defined set of services. Anything outside that set (or outside MiCA, like certain staking or derivatives) follows its own rules.

This is general information, not legal, financial, or investment advice, and not a determination of any firm’s authorisation status. For your situation, read the provider’s own current EU service notices and confirm the authorised entity on the ESMA register.

How to verify any provider’s status yourself.

The same three-step check works for any exchange or wallet, not just Coinbase — and it is the only reliable way to answer “is X still available” for your own account.

// Step 1 · check the ESMA register

Look up the provider’s legal entity on ESMA’s register of authorised CASPs (and the relevant national competent authority’s register). If the entity that serves you is listed, that is the authoritative confirmation.

// Step 2 · match the entity, not just the brand

A global brand often operates several legal entities. Confirm the specific entity named in your account terms (for Coinbase EU users, Coinbase Luxembourg S.A.) is the one that holds the authorisation.

// Step 3 · read the provider’s own EU notices

Authorised providers publish migration, delisting, and country-availability notices. These tell you what changes for your assets and country, which the register alone does not.

If you market a crypto service into the EU, this cuts the other way.

The flip side of users asking “is this provider authorised” is that every authorised provider’s marketing is now held to the MiCA standard. Under Article 88, every customer-facing message must be clear, fair, and not misleading — and claims about your own authorisation, available markets, or supported assets are exactly the kind of statement that has to be accurate. If you run marketing into the EU, the routes below show how to check a live asset before it ships.

If you are… The immediate move Start here
Unsure whether a live asset still passes
A banner, landing page, or email running into the EU.
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Shipping assets across several EU markets
Ongoing campaigns, multiple languages.
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Facing a whole asset-set review or a market change
A licence change, a migration, or a high-stakes launch.
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Related rules.

This page is general, educational information for EU users and marketing teams, not legal, financial, or investment advice, and not a determination of any firm’s authorisation status or any authority’s intentions. The facts stated — Coinbase’s June 2025 CSSF MiCA authorisation via Coinbase Luxembourg S.A., the AMF white-list entry, and MiCA passporting — are drawn from public announcements and registers at a point in time and can change. There is no “guaranteed” availability; confirm the current entry on the ESMA register of authorised CASPs, read the provider’s own EU service notices, and consult qualified counsel for your situation.