Thirty companies were granted virtual asset service provider licenses in the country during 2023.
The number of crypto companies officially registered to operate in Spain grew by roughly 56% in 2023. According to the official registry published as an Excel document on the website of Spain’s central bank, 30 companies were granted a virtual asset service provider license in 2023.
With little more than a week to the end of the calendar year, the 53 companies added to the registry in 2022 still beats the 2023 figure. However, that could be attributed to the fact that the registry first opened in 2022.
Several international platforms joined the registry in 2023, such as Revolut, Bitpanda, Crypto.com and Vivid. Some big names are still absent from the registry despite the recent news about Coinbase securing an Anti-Money Laundering compliance registration and Kraken attaining a virtual asset service provider registration. Domestic companies still dominate the market, holding 61 licenses out of 85.
