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Crypto license in Slovenia: MiCA CASP requirements (2026)
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Crypto is regulated in Slovenia.
FrameworkEU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA, Reg. (EU) 2023/1114) applied directly, with national implementation via the Slovenian Law on the Implementation of the EU Regulation on Crypto-Asset Markets (ZIUTK, in force 23 Nov 2024). Competent authorities: Securities Market Agency (ATVP) for CASPs and asset-referenced tokens; Bank of Slovenia (Banka Slovenije) for e-money tokens; AML/CFT via ZPPDFT‑2 (as amended by ZPPDFT‑2B, March 2025); taxation under the new 2026 crypto-disposal tax law administered by the Financial Administration (FURS).
Crypto-assets are legal and comprehensively regulated in Slovenia under the directly applicable EU MiCA Regulation, fully in force since 30 December 2024 and operationalised nationally by the ZIUTK implementation law. ATVP licenses and supervises crypto-asset service providers and ART issuers, while the Bank of Slovenia supervises e-money token issuers; Slovenia adopted a short (six-month) MiCA transition window for previously-operating providers. From 1 January 2026, individual gains on the disposal of crypto-assets for fiat or goods/services are subject to a new 25% flat tax under dedicated legislation, alongside DAC8/CARF reporting obligations.
How to get a crypto license in Slovenia
To provide crypto-asset services in Slovenia you need a MiCA CASP authorisation (Crypto-Asset Service Provider), supervised by the Securities Market Agency (ATVP), under the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), Title V.
- Authority
- the Securities Market Agency (ATVP)
- License required
- a MiCA CASP authorisation (Crypto-Asset Service Provider)
- Framework / law
- the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), Title V
- Minimum capital
- €50,000–€150,000 minimum, by service class (Class 1/2/3)
- Timeline
- about 40 working days of substantive review; 1–3 months for a well-prepared application
- Cost
- an application fee of roughly €5,000–€25,000, plus ongoing supervisory fees
- Passporting
- Yes — a single MiCA CASP licence passports across all 27 EU member states.
What a crypto license in Slovenia covers
- Custody and administration of crypto-assets for clients
- Operating a trading platform for crypto-assets
- Exchanging crypto-assets for funds, or for other crypto-assets
- Executing orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients
- Reception and transmission of orders, and placing of crypto-assets
- Advice and portfolio management on crypto-assets
- Transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients
How to get a crypto license in Slovenia: step by step
- 1Incorporate a legal entity with a registered office in the member state, with at least one director resident in the EU.
- 2Build the application file: programme of operations, business plan, governance, AML/CFT, ICT resilience and client-asset segregation.
- 3Submit the application to the national competent authority.
- 4Completeness check: the authority has 25 working days to confirm the file is complete and request anything missing.
- 5Substantive assessment: the authority has 40 working days to grant or refuse the authorisation.
- 6Once authorised, notify the passport to the host member states you intend to serve, then begin operating across the EU.
Documents required in Slovenia
- Programme of operations describing each crypto-asset service you will provide
- Business plan with three-year financial projections
- Evidence of prudential safeguards (own funds or qualifying insurance)
- Governance arrangements, organisational chart and internal-control description
- AML/CFT policies and the appointment of a compliance officer
- ICT security, business-continuity and DORA-aligned resilience policies
- Custody and client-asset segregation arrangements
- Complaints-handling procedure and conflict-of-interest policy
- Fit-and-proper evidence for directors and qualifying shareholders (CVs, criminal-record certificates)
After authorisation: ongoing obligations in Slovenia
- Maintain prudential safeguards and own funds at or above the class minimum
- Keep client crypto-assets segregated from the firm's own assets
- Run continuous AML/CFT monitoring, screening and suspicious-activity reporting
- Keep marketing communications fair, clear and not misleading
- Operate complaints handling and manage conflicts of interest
- Meet ICT resilience and incident-reporting duties under DORA
- File periodic reports to the national competent authority
Crypto license in Slovenia: FAQ
Yes. To provide crypto-asset services in Slovenia you need a MiCA CASP authorisation (Crypto-Asset Service Provider), supervised by the Securities Market Agency (ATVP), under the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), Title V.
The Securities Market Agency (ATVP).
An application fee of roughly €5,000–€25,000, plus ongoing supervisory fees.
Typically about 40 working days of substantive review; 1–3 months for a well-prepared application.
The application file centres on programme of operations describing each crypto-asset service you will provide; business plan with three-year financial projections; evidence of prudential safeguards (own funds or qualifying insurance); governance arrangements, organisational chart and internal-control description; plus fit-and-proper evidence for directors and qualifying shareholders.
Incorporate a legal entity with a registered office in the member state, with at least one director resident in the EU. Build the application file: programme of operations, business plan, governance, AML/CFT, ICT resilience and client-asset segregation. The authority then assesses the file and, once authorised, you can begin operating.
Yes — a single MiCA CASP licence passports across all 27 EU member states.
Key points
MiCA (Reg. (EU) 2023/1114) applies in full across Slovenia: provisions for ARTs/EMTs since 30 June 2024 and for CASPs since 30 December 2024, creating a harmonised EU licensing and conduct regime that passports across the single market.
The National Assembly adopted the Law on the Implementation of the EU Regulation on Crypto-Asset Markets (ZIUTK) in October 2024; it was published in the Official Gazette on 8 November 2024 and entered into force on 23 November 2024, designating competent authorities and supervisory/sanctioning powers.
ATVP (Agencija za trg vrednostnih papirjev) supervises CASPs and asset-referenced token (ART) issuers; the Bank of Slovenia (Banka Slovenije) supervises e-money token (EMT) issuers, mirroring MiCA's division of responsibilities.
Slovenia opted for a shortened (six-month) transitional period for pre-existing crypto-asset service providers under MiCA Article 143(3), rather than the maximum 18-month grandfathering, so existing providers had to be authorised or wind down by mid-2025.
A dedicated Act introduces a flat 25% tax on natural persons' net profits from disposing of crypto-assets for fiat or goods/services from 1 January 2026, with crypto-to-crypto swaps and same-owner wallet transfers excluded, and FURS administering returns due by 31 March each year.
CASPs are obliged entities under the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act (ZPPDFT‑2), amended by ZPPDFT‑2B (March 2025); CASPs must also report under DAC8 and CARF rules administered by the Financial Administration (FURS).
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