Guide
CASP licence in Spain: authorisation by the CNMV
Updated
Spain grants the same MiCA authorisation as every member state. What is Spanish is the authority, the file's language and who has already been through it.
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Question 1
What is the applicant today?
MiCA has two doors. Firms already holding certain EU authorisations notify under Article 60; everyone else applies under Article 62.
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The authority: the CNMV
Every provider with Spain as home member state on the ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers lists the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) as competent authority. There were 16 entries on 30 October 2026. Article 93 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 has each member state designate its authorities and ESMA publish the list.
Who holds a CASP in Spain
Of those 16 entries, 10 are authorisations under Article 63 and 6 are notifications under Article 60 by banks offering crypto-asset services under their existing permissions. The earliest Article 63 authorisation shown is dated 31 October 2025 and the latest 9 October 2026.
Counts are from the register file as read on 30 October 2026; ESMA updates it as authorities notify, so read the file itself before relying on a number.
The file is the Regulation's file
The transitional period is over
The ESMA statement of 17 April 2026 says the MiCA transitional period expires across the EU on 1 July 2026. After that, serving EU clients without a MiCA licence breaches EU law. A firm serving Spanish clients needs an authorisation, from Spain or another member state.
When you do not need a Spanish licence
A provider authorised in another member state may serve Spain through the passport in Article 59(7), notified under Article 65, with no physical presence in Spain. A CASP in Spain is only needed where Spain is to be your home member state. The EU licence guide explains the passport.