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Portugal: MiCA Crypto-Asset Service Providers

1 firm in ESMA's MiCA register has Portugal as home state (0 Art. 63, 0 Art. 60); 189 more passport services into Portugal. Register read 21 Oct 2026.

Competent authority
Banco de Portugal
Transitional period (ESMA list)
18 months · ESMA official
End of transitional period
1 Jul 2026: The 18-month transitional period notified to ESMA ends: firms relying on national law must now hold a MiCA authorisation (Art. 143(3) caps all periods at 1 July 2026). EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA)
Named non-compliant
0 entities · ESMA NCASP.csv
E-money token issuers
2
Country page
Portugal: all deadlines

Firms Based in Portugal

FirmStatusServicesEEA statesDate
Bison BankBison Bank, S.A.In MiCA register (basis not stated)a c d e f g h j619 May 2026

Source: ESMA CASPS.csv, read 21 Oct 2026. Service codes: methodology.

Passporting Into Portugal (189)

E-Money Token Issuers (2)

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VASP Tracker, “Portugal MiCA Register: Crypto Firms and Status”, https://vasptracker.com/en/eu/states/pt/ (accessed 21 Oct 2026). CC BY 4.0.