# CASP Checklist

> CASP authorisation checklist under MiCA Article 63: which Annex IV class your services fall in, EUR 50,000 to EUR 150,000 capital, and the Article 62 documents.

## Key facts

- MiCA sets three capital classes for crypto-asset service providers: EUR 50,000 for class 1 services, EUR 125,000 once custody or exchange is added, and EUR 150,000 once a trading platform is operated (Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2023/1114).
- A CASP application must contain the 19 information items in Article 62(2), and prove the absence of criminal convictions and financial services, insolvency, AML, fraud or professional liability penalties for the management body and every qualifying shareholder (Article 62(3)).
- Prudential safeguards are the higher of the Annex IV minimum and one quarter of the preceding year's fixed overheads, held as Common Equity Tier 1 items, a qualifying insurance policy, or a combination of the two (Article 67).

## Key pages

- [What does a CASP authorisation checklist have to cover?](https://caspchecklist.com/): the main tool, answer above the fold.
- [CASP business plan and authorisation requirements: the document list](https://caspchecklist.com/casp-authorisation-requirements/): What a MiCA CASP application must contain: the 19 items in Article 62(2), the proofs in Article 62(3), and the detail added by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/305.
- [CASP registration in the EU: one licence, twenty-seven markets](https://caspchecklist.com/casp-licence-eu/): A MiCA CASP authorisation is valid across the Union under Article 59(7), by establishment or freedom to provide services, with no physical presence needed in host states.
- [CASP capital requirements: Annex IV, fixed overheads and insurance](https://caspchecklist.com/casp-capital-requirements/): MiCA Article 67 requires the higher of the Annex IV minimum (EUR 50,000, EUR 125,000 or EUR 150,000) and a quarter of last year's fixed overheads, in CET1 or insurance.
- [CASP licence in Spain: authorisation by the CNMV](https://caspchecklist.com/casp-license-spain/): A CASP licence in Spain is the MiCA authorisation granted by the CNMV. Who is on the register, what the file is, and when a Spanish licence is not needed.
- [CASP licence in Portugal: Banco de Portugal and the CMVM](https://caspchecklist.com/casp-license-portugal/): A CASP licence in Portugal is the MiCA authorisation. Law No 69/2025 splits the supervision between Banco de Portugal and the CMVM; here is the split.
- [MiCA CASP authorisation: class, capital and documents by service](https://caspchecklist.com/#data): original data table, updated 2026-10-30.
- [Full site content as markdown](https://caspchecklist.com/llms-full.txt)

## Data

- MiCA CASP authorisation: class, capital and documents by service. Methodology: Compiled from Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 as published in the Official Journal, read on 15 August 2026: Article 3(1)(16) to (26) for the services, Article 62(2) for the application contents, Article 67 and Annex IV for capital, and Articles 75 to 82 for the conduct duties. Where a class is mixed, Annex IV applies the highest class in the authorisation. Capital is the higher of the Annex IV figure and one quarter of the preceding year's fixed overheads.
- Last updated: 2026-10-30. Every figure cites its source inline.
- Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA), Title V and Annex IV: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1114/oj/eng
- Source: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/305, RTS on the CASP application for authorisation: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/305/oj/eng
- Source: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/885, RTS on preventing, detecting and reporting market abuse: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/885/oj/eng
- Source: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1140, RTS on records of services, activities, orders and transactions: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/1140/oj/eng
- Source: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1142, RTS on conflicts of interest for CASPs: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/1142/oj/eng
- Source: ESMA, MiCA Level 2 and Level 3 measures and the MiCA register: https://www.esma.europa.eu/esmas-activities/digital-finance-and-innovation/markets-crypto-assets-regulation-mica
- Source: European Commission, delegated and implementing acts under MiCA: https://finance.ec.europa.eu/regulation-and-supervision/financial-services-legislation/implementing-and-delegated-acts/markets-crypto-assets-regulation_en
- Source: ESMA, interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers (CASPS.csv, read 30 Oct 2026): https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2024-12/CASPS.csv
- Source: ESMA, Statement on the end of transitional periods under MiCA, 17 April 2026: https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2026-04/ESMA75-113276571-1679_Statement_on_the_end_of_transitional_periods_under_MiCA.pdf
- Source: Banco de Portugal, crypto-assets (Law No 69/2025, read 30 Oct 2026): https://www.bportugal.pt/en/page/crypto-assets

## Citation

Cite as: "MiCA CASP authorisation: class, capital and documents by service", CASP Checklist, https://caspchecklist.com/ (updated 2026-10-30).

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