Bitcoin Suisse has secured a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR), enabling the Swiss crypto financial services firm to expand operations across the European Economic Area. The license, issued by Liechtenstein's Financial Market Authority (FMA), represents a significant regulatory milestone for the 12-year-old company as it pursues broader institutional reach.
Strategic Expansion Under New Leadership
The MiCAR authorization was granted to Bitcoin Suisse (Europe) AG, the company's Liechtenstein subsidiary established in 2018. The license provides EEA passport rights, allowing the firm to serve clients across multiple EU member states under a single regulatory framework that became fully operational in December 2024.
To lead the European expansion, Bitcoin Suisse has appointed Roman Przibylla as CEO of its European entity. Przibylla brings over 15 years of experience from senior positions at Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, HSBC, Vontobel, and Maverix Securities. He joined Bitcoin Suisse Group in late 2023 as Chief Client Officer before transitioning to the CEO role.
The European arm will focus on serving high-net-worth individuals, corporate clients, and institutional investors through trading, custody, and staking services. The company emphasizes its proprietary infrastructure and relationship manager approach as key differentiators in the competitive European crypto services market.
Building a Multi-Jurisdictional Platform
Group CEO and Co-Founder Andrej Majcen positioned the license as part of a broader internationalization strategy. With regulatory authorizations now spanning Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Bermuda, Bitcoin Suisse has established operational capacity across multiple key financial centers.
The firm currently manages over CHF 6 billion in crypto assets under custody and employs more than 200 staff across Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the UAE, and Bermuda. Liechtenstein's early adoption of the MiCAR framework in February 2023 has made it an attractive jurisdiction for crypto firms seeking efficient access to EEA markets.
For web3 professionals, this expansion signals continued demand for compliance, operations, and client-facing talent as established crypto firms scale their regulated service offerings. As competition for CASP licenses intensifies across Europe, firms with multi-jurisdictional regulatory frameworks will likely pursue aggressive hiring to capture market share in newly accessible territories.
