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Licensing & RegulationBroker | S | D | C | OTC | Yield | DeFi | Liq | DD | DY | SP | TI | F | R | WL | License |
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Sygnum | ✓ | △ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | △ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | FINMA (Switzerland) |
AMINA (SEBA) | ✓ | △ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | △ | FINMA banking & securities dealer |
Anchorage | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | OCC national trust bank; NYDFS BitLicense |
Victory Securities | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | Hong Kong SFC Types 1, 2, 4, 6 & 9 |
HashKey Exchange | ✓ | – | ✓ | △ | – | – | – | – | – | △ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | Hong Kong SFC Types 1 & 7; AMLO licence |
OSL | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | Hong Kong SFC Types 1, 4, 7 & 9; AMLO licence |
Laser Digital | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ADGM FSP; Dubai VARA licence |
Zodia Markets | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | FCA crypto-asset registration (UK) |
BitGo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | South Dakota trust; NYDFS trust company; MAS MPI (Singapore); Dubai VARA licence |
Kraken | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | MiCA licence (Central Bank of Ireland) |
Matrixport | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | MAS MPI; FINMA asset-management; HK trust licences; US MSB; VQF member |
Coinbase | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | U.S. money-transmitter & NYDFS BitLicense; NYDFS limited-purpose trust; FCA e-money licence (UK); e-money & VASP licence (Ireland); VASP registration in Italy & Netherlands |
Gemini | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | NYDFS limited-purpose trust; FCA & Central Bank of Ireland e-money licences; VASP registration in France |
Binance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | VARA (Dubai) VASP licence; VASP registrations in Spain & France |
OKX | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | VARA (Dubai) VASP licence |
Copper | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Swiss VQF (FINMA-recognised SRO) |
FalconX | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | FinCEN MSB; CFTC swap dealer; MFSA Class 3 VFA licence (Malta) |
Galaxy Digital | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | FINRA-registered broker-dealer & SIPC member |
Fidelity Digital | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | NYDFS limited-purpose trust company; multiple U.S. money-transmitter licences |
B2C2 (SBI) | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | FCA authorised; FINTRAC (Canada); FinCEN (US); Cayman VASP |
Amber Group | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | Hong Kong TCSP licence; SFC Types 1/4/9; MAS MPI (Singapore) |
Nexo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | △ | – | – | Italian OAM virtual-currency operator (MiCA-passportable) |
Tradesilvania | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | No public licence data (research unavailable) |
Bitcoin Suisse | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | ADGM FSRA in-principle approval; Swiss SRO membership (FINMA-recognised) |
BCB Group | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | FCA authorised payment institution; Swiss VQF member |
Quantreq | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | No verifiable licence information |
Aplo | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | AMF/ACPR authorised; AMF DASP registration (E2020-005) |
LTP (LiquidityTech) | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Hong Kong SFC Types 1/2/4/5/9; BVI VASP; HK TCSP; AUSTRAC DCE; Bank of Spain VASP; BVI investment management |
Hidden Road | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | FINRA broker-dealer approval |
sFOX | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | FinCEN MSB; SAFE Trust (Wyoming) |
Bequant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | MFSA Class 3 & Class 4 VFA licences (Malta) |
SOMA.finance | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | △ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | U.S. broker-dealer partnership (Tritaurian Capital); Money Transmitter licences |
Floating Point Group | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Cayman Islands VASP registration (CIMA) |
DLT Finance | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | BaFin-licensed German investment firm |
Zerocap | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | AUSTRAC DCE registration; Corporate Authorised Representative of AFSL 340799 |
Oxygen | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Decentralised platform (no licence) |
Caspian | ✓ | △ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | Technology platform; no public regulatory licence |
Genesis Global Trading | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | Formerly SEC/FINRA-registered; current status uncertain |
Troy Trade | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | No verifiable licence information |