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2026
Austria's FMA fines Bitpanda 70,000 euros under MiCA
Fine or penalty
Austria's Financial Market Authority fined crypto platform Bitpanda 70,000 euros ($82,000) for violating the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, the regulator's first published final MiCA penalty. The FMA said Bitpanda failed to submit a crypto-asset white paper at least 20 working days before publication and distributed marketing communications that omitted mandatory disclosures. Bitpanda said the issues related only to timing and formal requirements, that customer funds and platform security were unaffected, and that it rectified the issues after notice from the FMA.
Company response
Remediation — Bitpanda
The company said it rectified the issues after receiving notice from the FMA and opted for a swift, consensual conclusion of the proceedings.
Source excerpt
The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) said Friday that Bitpanda failed to submit a crypto-asset white paper to the regulator at least 20 working days before its publication, as required under MiCA.
The company said it rectified the issues after receiving notice from the FMA and opted for a swift, consensual conclusion of the proceedings.
Bitpanda also distributed a marketing communication before publishing the required white paper, according to the regulator.