Austria Makes Bitpanda’s €70,000 MiCA Fine Final

Austria’s Financial Market Authority made a €70,000 fine against Bitpanda final in August 2026, underscoring that authorization under the European Union’s crypto rules does not remove a company’s compliance obligations.

The penalty concerns violations involving a crypto-asset white paper and marketing communications. The regulator’s decision makes the fine final.

The Financial Market Authority authorized Bitpanda GmbH as a crypto-asset service provider in April 2025. Its authorization covers custody, exchange services, order handling, placement and transfers of crypto assets.

The authorization came under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the EU’s common framework for crypto-asset issuers and service providers. The rules include licensing and consumer-protection requirements and became fully applicable on Dec. 30, 2024.