About Crypto Licence Costs
What a crypto licence costs, using only the fees regulators actually publish, and saying plainly where no fee is published at all.
What is on this site
One question, "crypto license cost comparison by country", answered with a calculator that works on the page with no account, 3 guides on the questions around it, a data table you can cite (the figures and their method), and the sources every figure rests on.
- MiCA licence cost: which regulators publish a fee, and what it is: MiCA sets capital, not fees. Fees are national: Malta publishes a full schedule, France a flat EUR 10,000 contribution, and three other regulators publish no figure.
- Crypto licence cost in the UK: the FCA fee, in pounds: The UK is outside MiCA. Registering a cryptoasset business under the Money Laundering Regulations is a Category 6 FCA fee, and a separate FSMA regime opens in 2026.
- What actually drives the cost of a crypto licence: No regulator publishes legal, consultancy or staffing costs for a crypto licence, and neither do we. What we can do is name the factors that move the bill.
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Crypto Licence Costs is an independent information site operated by Ellul Solutions Ltd. We are not a law firm, we are not authorised or registered by any regulator, and we are not affiliated with or endorsed by the MFSA, the AMF, the AFM, BaFin, the Central Bank of Ireland, the FCA, ESMA or the European Commission. Nothing here is legal, regulatory or tax advice. Fees change and are set nationally: confirm the current figure with the authority you are applying to before you commit a budget.