{"id":13299,"date":"2026-04-28T08:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalbison.com\/romania\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T08:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:36:06","slug":"romania","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legalbison.com\/en-id\/casp-license\/romania\/","title":{"rendered":"CASP License in Romania"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Expert Service to Obtain Romanian CASP under EU MiCA<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romania offers the fastest and most cost-effective route to a fully MiCA-compliant <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalbison.com\/en-id\/crypto-license\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">crypto license<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the European Union. With a typical licensing timeline of 3 to 4 months, minimum capital thresholds starting at EUR 25,000, and full EU-wide passporting rights under <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalbison.com\/en-id\/mica-license\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MiCA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Regulation (EU) 2023\/1114, the Romania CASP license delivers faster market access than comparable EU jurisdictions such as Malta, where applicants routinely wait 6 to 9 months for authorisation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government Emergency Ordinance 10\/2025 (GEO 10\/2025), in force from 13 March 2025, transposed MiCA into Romanian law and established the Autoritatea de Supraveghere Financiara (ASF) as the primary regulator for crypto-asset service providers (CASPs). This page sets out everything a Web3 founder, crypto exchange operator, or foreign investor needs to know before pursuing a Romania CASP license: the regulatory framework, corporate and capital requirements, the mandatory ADR technical clearance, the 0.5% ASF regulatory fee, the step-by-step licensing process, ongoing compliance obligations, and the MiCA transitional regime for legacy VASPs.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><b>Romania CASP License: Quick Facts<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Licensing authority<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Autoritatea de Supraveghere Financiara (ASF)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Governing legislation<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GEO 10\/2025 (transposing MiCA Regulation EU 2023\/1114), effective 13 March 2025<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Minimum capital (entry)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EUR 25,000 (wallet providers) to EUR 150,000 (custody \/ trading)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Typical licensing timeline<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 to 4 months from completed submission<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Ongoing regulatory fee<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.5% of CASP operating income, payable monthly to ASF<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>EU passporting<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full MiCA passporting rights across all 27 EU member states<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>ADR clearance required<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, mandatory IT pre-clearance before ASF application<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@graph\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Person\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/legalbison.com\/#expert-kirill\",\n      \"name\": \"Kirill Gussev\",\n      \"jobTitle\": \"Specialist - 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