Operating licences

1. Overview

bitexasia operates under a portfolio of jurisdiction-specific licences and registrations. Each jurisdiction defines what activities require what kind of authorisation; we hold the strictest applicable licence in every market we serve. This page lists every active licence by region, with the issuing regulator, registration number, and next renewal date.

2. European Union and EEA

Operating under MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) framework via passported authorisation from a single primary regulator:

• Primary EU CASP authorisation: Issued by the Bank of Lithuania. Registration LT-CASP-2024-019. Granted 2024-08-12, next review 2027-08-12.
• Passported under MiCA to: Germany (BaFin), France (AMF/ACPR), Spain (CNMV), Netherlands (DNB/AFM), Italy (Banca d'Italia), Ireland (Central Bank), Portugal (CMVM), Belgium (FSMA), Austria (FMA), Finland (FIN-FSA), Sweden (FI), Denmark (Finanstilsynet), Greece, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, Estonia, Latvia.
• UK (post-Brexit, separate registration): FCA registration as a cryptoasset firm under MLR 2017. Reference 945210. Next renewal 2027-03-15.

3. United Kingdom

FCA registration under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017. Reference 945210. Granted 2024-03-15, renewable triennially.

4. United States

Money Services Business (MSB) registered with FinCEN: registration 31000260318. State-level Money Transmitter Licences (MTL) held in 46 states plus the District of Columbia. Two states (NY, CA) operate under crypto-specific frameworks — NYDFS BitLicense and California's Digital Financial Assets Law (DFPI) — both held. Two states (HI, MT) we do not currently serve due to regulatory uncertainty.

For the full state-by-state status table (87 entries including renewal dates and reference numbers), request audits@bitexasia.com.

5. Asia-Pacific

• Singapore: MAS Major Payment Institution licence under PSA. Reference PS20210438. Renewable triennially. See the Singapore PSA deep-dive for licence scope, capital requirements and reporting cadence.
• Hong Kong: SFC Type 1 (dealing in securities) + Type 7 (automated trading services) under the SFO, plus VASP licence under the AMLO. CE Number BNL128. VASP reference SFC/VASP/2024/047. See the Hong Kong SFC deep-dive for activities, custody and reporting.
• Japan: JFSA Crypto Asset Exchange Service Provider registration. Reference Kanto Local Finance Bureau No. 00074.
• Australia: AUSTRAC Digital Currency Exchange registration. Reference DCE100689241.
• South Korea: FSC VASP registration. Reference 2024-VASP-014.

6. Other jurisdictions

• Switzerland: FINMA SRO membership via VQF. Reference 100945.
• Canada: FINTRAC MSB registration. Reference M2024-9438501.
• Brazil: CVM authorisation pending; operating under interim regulatory clarity from 2024-12 guidance.
• UAE: VARA full operating licence. Reference VARA/2025/0089.

7. Jurisdictions we do NOT serve

For regulatory or operational reasons:

• OFAC-sanctioned countries (full list at ofac.treasury.gov).
• China (mainland), India (margin/derivatives only — spot is available with restrictions), Russia, Belarus.
• US states: Hawaii, Montana.

8. Recent changes

• 2026-Q1: UAE VARA full licence granted (was provisional).
• 2025-Q4: EU MiCA passporting completed across 26 EU member states (passported from Bank of Lithuania authorisation).
• 2025-Q3: Japan JFSA registration.

Material licence events are also disclosed on the company blog as they occur.