{"id":10158,"date":"2026-04-27T08:52:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalbison.com\/?page_id=10158"},"modified":"2026-04-27T08:52:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:52:21","slug":"slovakia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legalbison.com\/en-kr\/casp-license\/slovakia\/","title":{"rendered":"CASP License in Slovakia: Requirements, Process and Costs Under MiCA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slovakia&#8217;s crypto licensing framework changed fundamentally when the EU&#8217;s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) came into full effect. The national VASP registration that previously governed virtual currency businesses has been replaced by a structured, three-class CASP authorisation issued directly by the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS). 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