This exchange has received approval from the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA).
MiCAR is the bloc’s unified rulebook for crypto services, ensuring platforms protect user funds, clearly disclose risks, and operate transparently across 30 EEA countries. This step allows KuCoin to soon offer regulated trading and custody, combining its global liquidity with European-level security for everyday users and investors.
Navigating Europe’s Crypto Rulebook
The green light from KuCoin EU follows months of rigorous scrutiny, including audits of custody practices and anti-money laundering controls. Platforms must now hold client assets separately from their own, cap leverage on derivatives, and provide real-time proof of reserves – standards designed to avoid blowouts like FTX’s collapse in 2022. For starters, think of them as banks proving they’re protecting your deposits; for investors, this means lower counterparty risk when trading Bitcoin or Ethereum on a licensed platform.
Big news for Europe, big news for the world! 🌍 KuCoin EU is now officially MiCAR compliant and approved by the Austrian FMA! Secure and regulated crypto access will come to the EU very soon.
The future of crypto is global and compliant. Let’s go! 🚀#KuCoin #MiCAR… pic.twitter.com/UgeQGRFJpf
-KuCoin (@kucoincom) November 28, 2025
The approval follows a surge in the number of MiCAR licenses, with more than 40 crypto companies having been granted approval since the rules came into full force in mid-2024. Data from the European Securities and Markets Authority shows that compliant platforms process 15% more volume year-on-year, as institutions flock to regulated gateways.
A real-world parallel: Binance obtained its MiCAR license earlier this year. This increased EU deposits by 30% in three months. KuCoin joins peers like Kraken and Coinbase. This will cement Vienna as Europe’s crypto compliance capital amid talent shortages elsewhere.
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KuCoin has launched its Black Friday flash deals for KuCard. It is a crypto debit card that allows users to spend digital assets like cash at merchants around the world. Running from November 27 to December 14, 2025 (UTC), the promotion offers up to 20% cashback on transactions for top spenders, as well as prizes like Apple Vision Pro headsets and discount coupons; New users get 5 USDT instantly after a crypto purchase over $20 within 48 hours of signup.
🛍️ Black Friday flash deals are live!
Discover KuCard: your crypto-payment card has just received a serious upgrade. Until December 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM (UTC), every KuCard transaction gets you closer to up to 20% cashback and epic prizes like Apple Vision Pro+ discount coupons.
New… pic.twitter.com/kWfNuobnLt
-KuCoin (@kucoincom) November 28, 2025
Existing users reaching $2,500 in spending are entered into a drawing, taking advantage of the seasonal surge where exchanges see 30% higher card volumes amid holiday shopping.
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