News - 15.05.2026

B2C2 secures first MiCA licence for OTC crypto liquidity from Luxembourg

  • The Financial Centre

B2C2 has received authorisation as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider from Luxembourg’s CSSF, making it the first OTC liquidity provider globally to obtain a licence under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation. The licence allows the London-headquartered firm, majority-owned by Japanese group SBI, to passport its institutional spot crypto trading services across the EU and EEA.

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“We are proud to set this benchmark and become the first OTC liquidity provider to receive a MiCA CASP licence,” said Thomas Restout, Group CEO. Denzel Walters, Head of Luxembourg, noted that: “Since launching operations in Luxembourg in 2024, we have been impressed by the country’s forward-looking regulatory approach and growing digital asset ecosystem. Securing MiCA authorisation here enables B2C2 to expand regulated services to clients across the EU.”

This choice reinforces Luxembourg’s strategic position as a financial centre in the crypto-asset market and its role as a gateway for the development of regulated activities within the EU crypto-asset market.