{"id":6955,"date":"2025-03-03T13:34:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalbison.com\/?page_id=6955"},"modified":"2026-05-06T09:52:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T09:52:27","slug":"estonia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legalbison.com\/zh-hans\/mica-license\/estonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Estonia CASP License: MiCA Regulation (EU Framework)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Complete Legal Package to Obtain a CASP License in Estonia (EU MiCA)<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of 1 July 2024, Estonia operates under the Crypto-Asset Market Act (KrMS, Kr\u00fcptovaraturu seadus), which replaced the previous AML-focused virtual asset regime with a full financial-services framework for Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs). The CASP authorization issued under MiCA Regulation (EU) 2023\/1114 is now the operative permit for crypto service providers in Estonia. References to the former VASP license no longer describe the active regulatory requirement; the correct designation throughout is MiCA CASP authorization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><button class=\"whitespace-nowrap btn btn--small btn--blue\" type=\"button\" data-fancybox=\"\" data-src=\"#contact-form\">Contact Us<\/button><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Estonia CASP License Summary<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><b>Feature<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Details<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Regulatory Authority<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial Supervision Authority (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finantsinspektsioon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 FSA)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Primary Legislation<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MiCA Regulation (EU) 2023\/1114; Crypto-Asset Market Act (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kr\u00fcptovaraturu seadus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 KrMS)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Minimum Share Capital<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50,000 EUR (Advisory\/Portfolio Management), 125,000 EUR (Custody\/Exchange), 150,000 EUR (Trading Platform)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Application Fee<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estimates total licensing costs in the low six figures<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Corporate Tax Rate<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0% on undistributed profits; 20% on distributed profits (dividends)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Processing Timeline<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statutory: 40 working days (completeness check: 25 working days + assessment: 40 working days); Estimated: 4 to 6 months<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Operational Scope<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All 27 EU Member States via passporting<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Transitional Period for VASPs<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entities with a valid VASP registration before 30 December 2024 may continue operating until 1 July 2026. 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