Crypto & Digital Assets - Norway

RegulatedEU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), incorporated into Norwegian law via the Crypto-Assets Act (Lov om kryptoeiendeler / 'kryptoeiendelsloven') under the EEA Agreement; Finanstilsynet (Norwegian FSA) is the competent authority. The legacy AML-Act VASP registration regime is being phased out.

As an EEA state, Norway has adopted MiCA as directly applicable national law through the Crypto-Assets Act, which has applied since 1 July 2025, with Finanstilsynet as supervisor. Crypto exchanges and other crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) must obtain a MiCA authorisation rather than the old AML-Act registration. Existing VASPs registered under the prior anti-money-laundering regime may keep operating under a transitional period that Finanstilsynet extended to 30 June 2026 (decided 22 December 2025), after which an unlicensed firm must cease operations.

Machine-assisted translation · verified 5/23/2026 · orientation, not legal advice. English version →