Bitpanda Fined €70,000 in Austria's First Published MiCA Penalty
Austria's Financial Market Authority has imposed a €70,000 fine on Bitpanda for failing to comply with the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). This marks the first published penalty under MiCA, highlighting the regulatory scrutiny facing crypto exchanges in the EU.
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Bitpanda Hit With Europe's First Published MiCA Penalty in Austria
Austria's Financial Market Authority fined the Vienna-based exchange 70,000 euros for procedural and disclosure breaches, an early marker of how EU regulators intend to enforce the bloc's new crypto rulebook.
Austria’s FMA fines crypto broker Bitpanda $81,000 in first published MiCA penalty
Austria's FMA fined Bitpanda €70,000 in its first published MiCA penalty, citing white paper and marketing disclosure failures.
Bitpanda fined 70,000 euros in Austria’s first published MiCA enforcement case
The fine stems from Bitpanda failing to submit a mandatory white paper 20 days before publication and omitting required disclosures in marketing materials.
Bitpanda fined €70,000 by Austrian regulator over MiCA breaches
Austria has fined Bitpanda €70,000 ($82,000) for breaches of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, making the case the Austrian regulator’s first published final penalty under MiCA. The Austrian Financial Market Authority said Friday that Bitpanda failed to submit…
Bitpanda fined in Austria’s first published MiCA penalty
The FMA said Bitpanda breached MiCA rules on crypto white papers and marketing communications, with the decision now final.



