BitGo has unveiled a MiCA-compliant infrastructure solution through its German-regulated subsidiary, BitGo Europe, to help crypto firms meet the fast-approaching regulatory deadline under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. The final deadline for firms to transition into the MiCA regime arrives at the end of June 2026, after which unlicensed entities may lose the ability to operate under previous national registrations.
The new Crypto-as-a-Service platform allows businesses to integrate compliant custody and wallet operations without building their own regulated stack. BitGo Europe, authorized by Germany’s financial regulator BaFin, will handle custody while client firms continue managing customer relationships and products. Clients are onboarded as sub-accounts inside BitGo, with segregated, MiCA-compliant storage.
BitGo CEO Mike Belshe emphasized that companies can keep pursuing their own Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) licenses while using BitGo’s infrastructure. “All of your clients can be onboarded and have sub-accounts inside of BitGo. Now, they are your clients: you help them with support, you help them with all of the products… But they are now in segregated safe storage that’s MiCA-compliant. You can now go about your business,” he said.
The urgency stems from a massive compliance gap. Industry estimates show over 3,000 crypto firms were registered across Europe before MiCA, with Poland alone accounting for more than 1,400 registrations. Law firm Hogan Lovells reported that by May 2026, only 194 authorized CASPs (including credit institutions) had secured approval, and about 75% of pre-MiCA-registered businesses risk losing their status as national transition periods expire. Regulators, including the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), have warned unauthorized providers to wind down operations or assist users in moving assets to licensed providers or self-hosted wallets.
Belshe noted that regulators are aware of BitGo’s compliance-focused model and that companies do not need to shut down solely because they lack their own MiCA license. Pricing for the service starts at a few thousand dollars per month, scaling with volume, with options for transaction-based or fixed-fee plans depending on business needs.
