MiCA Defined Terms
Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP)
A legal person providing one or more crypto-asset services on a professional basis to third parties under MiCA Title V authorisation.
Definition
A CASP is any legal person or undertaking whose occupation or business is providing one or more of the crypto-asset services listed in MiCA Article 3(1)(16) on a professional basis to third parties. CASPs require authorisation under Article 63 (or notification under Article 60 for credit institutions, investment firms, EMIs, UCITS managers, and AIFMs).
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