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Anchorage Digital plans MiCA authorisation in Ireland

EUSource: Anchorage Digital

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  • Anchorage Digital announced on 21 October 2026 that its subsidiary Anchorage Digital Ireland intends to seek authorisation under MiCA and the Irish e-money regulations to provide crypto-asset services and issue electronic money tokens (EMTs) for institutional clients in the EU/EEA.
  • Subject to authorisation, it plans to offer white-label EMT-issuance-as-a-service for fiat-backed EMTs, custody and administration of crypto-assets with related staking and governance services, and agency trading; the release states Anchorage Digital Ireland is not currently authorised as a crypto-asset service provider or electronic money institution and does not currently provide these services.
  • (Backfill: published 21 October 2026.)

Why it matters

A US crypto bank group planning white-label EMT issuance in the EU signals a potential outsourced route for European banks and fintechs that want a euro e-money token without building issuance in-house.

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More detail

Who is affected

Institutional clients in the EU/EEA.

Key dates

  • Anchorage Digital announces plan to seek EU authorisation for Anchorage Digital Ireland

What remains uncertain

  • The planned offering is subject to regulatory authorisation and is not yet available; no application or decision date is given.

Adoption status

  • AnnouncedAnchorage Digital IrelandPlanned MiCA CASP and e-money authorisation for white-label EMT issuance, custody and agency trading for EU/EEA institutional clients

Key facts

Event
Planned authorisation application
Jurisdiction
EU
Source
Anchorage Digital
Source tier
Tier 2 · Bank / FMI
Product
Stablecoin issuance, Custody & trading
Regulation
MiCA
How we verified this

The source says

“Anchorage Digital, home to America’s first federally chartered digital asset bank, today announced that its subsidiary Anchorage Digital Ireland intends to seek authorisation under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and the European Communities (Electronic Money) Regulations 2011 (as amended) to provide regulated crypto-asset services and to issue electronic money tokens (EMTs) for institutional clients in the EU/European Economic Area (EU/EEA).”

“Anchorage Digital Ireland is not currently authorised as a crypto-asset service provider or as an electronic money institution in the European Union/EEA.”

Verbatim from Anchorage Digital, matched word for word against the live page on 31 October 2026.

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Evidence

Confidence
Medium The institution’s own statement; quote string-matched. Proves what the institution says, not independent confirmation.
Quote verified
2026-10-31 20:02 UTC
Archived snapshot
SHA-256 83863f46b4202233… · fetched 2026-10-27 · Wayback Machine copy ↗
Source type
Official institutional Anchorage Digital ↗
Change log (1)
  1. 2026-10-27 Published

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