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Aug 17, 2026

Bitpanda fined €70,000 in Austria's first published MiCA enforcement case

Austria's financial regulator FMA fined crypto platform Bitpanda €70,000 for MiCA breaches related to a white paper submitted in early 2025, marking the first published enforcement action under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation.

Aug 17, 2026·2 sources

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▪The Financial Market Authority concluded the proceedings against Bitpanda GmbH through an expedited process, making the penalty decision final.
▪Austria's Financial Market Authority authorized Bitpanda GmbH to provide custody, exchange, order execution, and other crypto services in April 2025.
▪Bitpanda GmbH stated that it corrected the identified issues after the Financial Market Authority raised them and opted for a swift, consensual conclusion to the proceedings.

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European Union Crypto regulation EU AI Act Crypto enforcement actions Crypto exchanges

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