--- title: "Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. · Electronic money institution (Commission for the Supervision of Financial Sector) · Luxembourg | Elucidate" description: "Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. is authorised by Commission for the Supervision of Financial Sector as an electronic money institution in Luxembourg. Licence W00000022. LEI 984500F14CA4571AAC11. Register status, licences, activities and ownership." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/coinbase-luxembourg-s-a-01c4e5bfcaa0 --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Luxembourg](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lu) 3. Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. Luxembourg · Payments & e-money # Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. Trading as Coinbase Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. is a Luxembourg public limited company (société anonyme) belonging to the Coinbase group headed by Coinbase Global, Inc. The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) authorises it as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA and, since 5 March 2026, as an electronic money institution. It provides crypto-asset custody, trading and transfer services under the Coinbase brand to customers in the EEA. It took over EEA crypto customers from Coinbase Europe Limited between August and October 2025, while its Irish affiliate Coinbase Ireland Limited continues to provide the e-money wallet. Register status Licensed in Luxembourg Electronic money institution · Commission for the Supervision of Financial Sector Prudential licence [2 licences and registrations ↓](https://elucidate.co/directory/coinbase-luxembourg-s-a-01c4e5bfcaa0#licences) BIC **No BIC** LEI **[984500F14CA4571AAC11](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/984500F14CA4571AAC11)** [Licence no. **W00000022**](https://elucidate.co/directory/coinbase-luxembourg-s-a-01c4e5bfcaa0#licences) ## Licences and registrations Held by Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. (LEI 984500F14CA4571AAC11). 2 entries on 2 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026. | Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [EBA PSD2 Register](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/eba-psd2) Commission for the Supervision of Financial Sector | Electronic money institutionE-Money / Stored Value Institution | W00000022 | [Luxembourg](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lu) | Active | 2026-03-05 | — | - Payment services - E-money / stored value | [Search the register ↗](https://euclid.eba.europa.eu/register/pir/search) | | [ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/esma-casp) Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) | Crypto-asset service providerCrypto-Asset Service Provider | 984500F14CA4571AAC11 | [Luxembourg](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lu) | Active | 2025-06-20 | — | - Crypto-assets | [Search the register ↗](https://www.esma.europa.eu/esmas-activities/digital-finance-and-innovation/markets-crypto-assets-regulation-mica) | Trading names on the register: Coinbase (EBA-PSD2, ESMA-CASP) - Each licence applies in the country of the regulator that granted it. - Registers are tracked in 37 countries. Licences granted elsewhere are not recorded here. ## Swift network Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory. Its LEI is not mapped to a BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file. ## Overview Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/coinbase-luxembourg-s-a-01c4e5bfcaa0#overview-sources) Customers Not published Employees Not published Ownership Group subsidiary Firm type Crypto exchange or broker Trades as Coinbase - **Ownership:** The firm belongs to the Coinbase group headed by Coinbase Global, Inc., and the sources reviewed do not name its direct shareholder. - **Ultimate owner:** Coinbase Global, Inc., United States - **Head office:** 58, Boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, L-1330 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - **Company register:** RCS Luxembourg B292147 ### Online - **Websites & references:** [coinbase.com ↗](https://www.coinbase.com/) [help.coinbase.com ↗](https://help.coinbase.com/) help centre [status.coinbase.com ↗](https://status.coinbase.com/) status page - **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/coinbase) · [X ↗](https://x.com/coinbase) · [Instagram ↗](https://www.instagram.com/coinbase/) · [TikTok ↗](https://www.tiktok.com/@coinbase) Sources · 14 pages consulted 1. [coinbase.com/legal/eea/user\_agreement\_irlux](https://www.coinbase.com/legal/eea/user_agreement_irlux) 2. [coinbase.com/legal/licenses/europe](https://www.coinbase.com/legal/licenses/europe) 3. [coinbase.com/](https://www.coinbase.com/) 4. [help.coinbase.com/en/coinbase/other-topics/other/mica-cblu](https://help.coinbase.com/en/coinbase/other-topics/other/mica-cblu) 5. [cssf.lu/en/2026/04/warning-concerning-fraudulent-activities-by-persons-misusing-the-name-of-coinb](https://www.cssf.lu/en/2026/04/warning-concerning-fraudulent-activities-by-persons-misusing-the-name-of-coinbase-luxembourg-s-a/) 6. [centralbank.ie/news/article/press-release-enforcement-action-against-coinbase-europe-limited-6-November-](https://www.centralbank.ie/news/article/press-release-enforcement-action-against-coinbase-europe-limited-6-November-2025) 7. [sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679788/000167978826000015/coin-20251231.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679788/000167978826000015/coin-20251231.htm) 8. [coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-secures-mica-licence-a-milestone-in-europes-crypto-evolution](https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-secures-mica-licence-a-milestone-in-europes-crypto-evolution) 9. [en.paperjam.lu/article/coinbase-secures-emi-licence-in-luxembourg](https://en.paperjam.lu/article/coinbase-secures-emi-licence-in-luxembourg) 10. [paperjam.lu/article/coinbase-ancre-son-pari-europeen-au-luxembourg](https://paperjam.lu/article/coinbase-ancre-son-pari-europeen-au-luxembourg) 11. [chronicle.lu/category/jobs-appointments/57239-jb-graftieaux-appointed-ceo-of-coinbase-luxembourg](https://chronicle.lu/category/jobs-appointments/57239-jb-graftieaux-appointed-ceo-of-coinbase-luxembourg) 12. [chronicle.lu/category/business/61979-coinbase-expands-luxembourg-presence-with-new-offices](https://chronicle.lu/category/business/61979-coinbase-expands-luxembourg-presence-with-new-offices) 13. [amf-france.org/en/warnings/white-lists/daspcasp/coinbase-luxembourg-sa](https://www.amf-france.org/en/warnings/white-lists/daspcasp/coinbase-luxembourg-sa) 14. [finanstilsynet.no/en/finanstilsynets-registry/details/?id=254830](https://www.finanstilsynet.no/en/finanstilsynets-registry/details/?id=254830) ## Authorisation Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/coinbase-luxembourg-s-a-01c4e5bfcaa0#overview-sources) - **Operates under:** Its own licences The CSSF authorises the firm as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA (N00000004) and as an electronic money institution (W00000022), which it uses for services relating to electronic money tokens. On the Coinbase EEA platform, fiat e-money is issued by Coinbase Ireland Limited, which the Central Bank of Ireland authorises as an electronic money institution. | Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) Luxembourg | Crypto-asset service provider authorised under MiCA | N00000004 | In its own name | Active | [coinbase.com ↗](https://www.coinbase.com/legal/licenses/europe) | | Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) Luxembourg | Electronic money institution | W00000022 | In its own name | Active | [coinbase.com ↗](https://www.coinbase.com/legal/eea/user_agreement_irlux) | Licences and registrations the research found, at home and abroad, as the firm and its regulators publish them. The Licences and registrations card shows the entries on the registers the directory tracks. ## Partners and safeguarding Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/coinbase-luxembourg-s-a-01c4e5bfcaa0#overview-sources) - **Safeguarding:** Segregated safeguarding accountsThe firm states that it segregates clients' crypto-assets from its own, both operationally and legally, while fiat e-money on the platform is issued and safeguarded by Coinbase Ireland Limited. [coinbase.com ↗](https://www.coinbase.com/legal/eea/user_agreement_irlux) - **Crypto-asset custody:** Held by the firmThe firm holds clients' supported crypto-assets in custody for their benefit and uses infrastructure provided by Coinbase, Inc. According to the group's 2025 Form 10-K, it holds client assets in segregated cold storage as MiCA requires. [coinbase.com ↗](https://www.coinbase.com/legal/eea/user_agreement_irlux) - **Safeguarding bank · Partner:** Coinbase Ireland Limited Ireland [coinbase.com ↗](https://www.coinbase.com/legal/eea/user_agreement_irlux) Banks and regulated firms the firm says hold its customers’ money, issue its cards, sponsor its accounts or settle its payments, as it discloses them in its terms and notices. ## Products and markets Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/coinbase-luxembourg-s-a-01c4e5bfcaa0#overview-sources) - Crypto trading - Crypto custody - Crypto on- and off-ramp It provides hosted crypto-asset wallets, crypto-asset buying and selling, and crypto-asset transfers, including services relating to electronic money tokens such as USDC and EURC. Some orders may be executed outside EU trading venues, for example on the Coinbase Exchange run by Coinbase, Inc. It serves crypto-asset customers in the EEA under its Luxembourg MiCA authorisation, with country roll-out completed between 18 August and 23 October 2025. - **Sells to:** Consumers - **Serves customers in 30 countries:** Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · Czechia · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Ireland · Italy · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Malta · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden ## Leadership Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/coinbase-luxembourg-s-a-01c4e5bfcaa0#overview-sources) - **Chief executive:** Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux Senior Country Director Luxembourg (described as CEO of Coinbase Luxembourg) Confirmed 25 Jun 2026 · [paperjam.lu ↗](https://paperjam.lu/article/coinbase-ancre-son-pari-europeen-au-luxembourg) ## Recent events 1 enforcement or investigation item Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/coinbase-luxembourg-s-a-01c4e5bfcaa0#overview-sources) 1. Jun 2026 Other The firm opened new offices at 58 Boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, Luxembourg, on 24 June 2026. [chronicle.lu ↗](https://chronicle.lu/category/business/61979-coinbase-expands-luxembourg-presence-with-new-offices) 2. Mar 2026 Licence The CSSF authorised the firm as an electronic money institution on 5 March 2026. [en.paperjam.lu ↗](https://en.paperjam.lu/article/coinbase-secures-emi-licence-in-luxembourg) 3. Nov 2025 Enforcement The Central Bank of Ireland fined sister company Coinbase Europe Limited EUR 21,464,734 for transaction-monitoring breaches between 2021 and 2025. [centralbank.ie ↗](https://www.centralbank.ie/news/article/press-release-enforcement-action-against-coinbase-europe-limited-6-November-2025) 4. Oct 2025 Leadership Coinbase appointed Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux, former Bitstamp CEO, to lead Coinbase Luxembourg as Senior Country Director. [chronicle.lu ↗](https://chronicle.lu/category/jobs-appointments/57239-jb-graftieaux-appointed-ceo-of-coinbase-luxembourg) 5. Aug 2025 Other Coinbase began moving EEA crypto customers from Coinbase Europe Limited to the firm, a process it completed on 23 October 2025. [help.coinbase.com ↗](https://help.coinbase.com/en/coinbase/other-topics/other/mica-cblu) 6. Jun 2025 Licence The CSSF authorised the firm as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA. [coinbase.com ↗](https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-secures-mica-licence-a-milestone-in-europes-crypto-evolution) Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, security incidents, licence changes, funding rounds, acquisitions and leadership changes. Each links to its source. ## Regulator warnings Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/coinbase-luxembourg-s-a-01c4e5bfcaa0#overview-sources) 1. 15 Apr 2026 Impersonation Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), Luxembourg The CSSF warned that unknown persons were using two websites to fraudulently claim a link to the firm. It stated that the firm was not related to those activities. [cssf.lu ↗](https://www.cssf.lu/en/2026/04/warning-concerning-fraudulent-activities-by-persons-misusing-the-name-of-coinbase-luxembourg-s-a/) Entries on regulators’ consumer-warning lists that name the firm or its brand. An impersonation warning is about fraudsters posing as the firm, not about the firm itself. ## Identifiers - **Licence no. · EBA-PSD2:** W00000022 - **Licence no. · ESMA-CASP:** 984500F14CA4571AAC11 - **BIC:** Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory - **LEI:** [984500F14CA4571AAC11 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/984500F14CA4571AAC11) - **How the LEI was matched:** Published by the register - **Elucidate firm ID:** 01c4e5bfcaa0 ## Profile - **Type:** Payments & e-money · Crypto - **Regulation:** Prudential licence - **Main licence class:** Crypto-Asset Service Provider - **Activities:** - Payment services - E-money / stored value - Crypto-assets - **Licensed in:** [Luxembourg](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lu) · Europe & Central Asia - **First registered:** 2025-06-20 - **Website:** [https.//coinbase.com ↗](https://https.//coinbase.com) Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet. ## Ownership and group GLEIF relationship records GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it. ## Addresses - **Address on the register:** 5, Place de la Gare, L-1616 Luxembourg, Luxembourg, L-1616 - **Country:** Luxembourg ## ISO 20022 identification As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+) This institution holds no BIC. A CBPR+ message identifies it by name and postal address, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. - **Identified by:** Name and postal address, with its LEI - **Postal address:** Hybrid: town, postcode and country in their own elements, the rest in two address lines ```xml 984500F14CA4571AAC11 Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. L-1616 Luxembourg LU 5, Place de la Gare L-1616 Luxembourg ``` - The address line repeats the town or postcode. Remove the repeat if your payment system rejects it. CBPR+ identifies the instructing and instructed agents by BIC only. An institution without a BIC can be the debtor, creditor or an intermediary agent. The values are as published by the register. Check them against your own records before use. ## Related institutions ### Other payments & e-money institutions in Luxembourg - [bitFlyer EUROPE S.A. · trading as bitFlyer EUROPE No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Prudential licence Luxembourg · Licensed by Commission for the Supervision of Financial Sector · Z00000016 (EBA-PSD2) · also on ESMA-CASP · LEI 984500D4465EFA89EF38](https://elucidate.co/directory/bitflyer-europe-s-a-b881566be0b9) - [Bitstamp Europe S.A. · trading as Bitstamp No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Prudential licence Luxembourg · Licensed by Commission for the Supervision of Financial Sector · Z00000012 (EBA-PSD2) · also on ESMA-CASP · LEI 549300XIBGTJ0PLIEO72](https://elucidate.co/directory/bitstamp-europe-s-a-71371ac4c8c0) - [Bridge Building S.A. · trading as Bridge No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Prudential licence Luxembourg · Licensed by Commission for the Supervision of Financial Sector · W00000024 (EBA-PSD2) · also on ESMA-CASP · LEI 254900MVWQXMF77YZP65](https://elucidate.co/directory/bridge-building-s-a-0b56e0c37f2b) - [CPS Europe S.A. · trading as CPS No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Prudential licence Luxembourg · Licensed by Commission for the Supervision of Financial Sector · W000000019 (EBA-PSD2) · also on ESMA-CASP · LEI 984500CFB88366E9B834](https://elucidate.co/directory/cps-europe-s-a-ee03d022fd8b) - [Ripple Payments Europe S.A. No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Prudential licence Luxembourg · Licensed by Commission for the Supervision of Financial Sector · W00000021 (EBA-PSD2) · also on ESMA-CASP · LEI 2549000KEHDV2LWRRZ45](https://elucidate.co/directory/ripple-payments-europe-s-a-1d707a8aeba4) - [Standard Chartered Luxembourg S.A. · trading as Standard Chartered No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Prudential licence Luxembourg · Licensed by Commission for the Supervision of Financial Sector · W00000023 (EBA-PSD2) · also on ESMA-CASP · LEI 213800HAR45C9K18O294](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-luxembourg-s-a-d957b2042f07) - [Stokr S.A. · trading as STOKR No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Prudential licence Luxembourg · Licensed by Commission for the Supervision of Financial Sector · Z00000033 (EBA-PSD2) · also on ESMA-CASP · LEI 984500BA521C5EMR1D63](https://elucidate.co/directory/stokr-s-a-c68ac911f3dc) - [Zodia Custody (Europe) S.A. · trading as Zodia No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Prudential licence Luxembourg · Licensed by Commission for the Supervision of Financial Sector · Z00000031 (EBA-PSD2) · also on ESMA-CASP · LEI 213800K35A9YPYDQKB81](https://elucidate.co/directory/zodia-custody-europe-s-a-6fb5b48b7e65) [See all →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?type=payments&cc=LU) [Other entries on EBA-PSD2 →](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/eba-psd2) Sources & method Register entries come from the public registers of financial regulators, standardised into one taxonomy. 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[Read the methodology →](https://elucidate.co/directory/methodology) Registers for this page - **EBA PSD2 Register**—European Banking Authority (EBA) · [source ↗](https://euclid.eba.europa.eu/register/pir/search) as at 25 September 2026 - **ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers**—European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) · [source ↗](https://www.esma.europa.eu/esmas-activities/digital-finance-and-innovation/markets-crypto-assets-regulation-mica) as at 25 September 2026 - **Overview, authorisation, partners, products, leadership and events**—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the firm's own website, terms and filings, regulators' registers and notices, company registers and news. Licences, partners, figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. 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