Netherlands · Payments & e-money
zerohash europe B.V.
Trading aszerohash europe
zerohash europe B.V. is a Dutch private limited company based in Amsterdam. The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) authorises it as a crypto-asset service provider under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) authorises it as an electronic money institution. It is the European subsidiary of the US-based zerohash group, whose parent is Zerohash Holdings Ltd. It provides crypto-asset trading, custody, transfer and stablecoin payment services to banks, brokerages, fintechs and payment platforms, whose own customers use the services through those platforms.
Licences and registrations
Held by zerohash europe B.V. (LEI 724500G7QSOMFR1GQA47). 2 entries on 2 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
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| EBA PSD2 RegisterThe Netherlands Bank | Electronic money institutionE-Money / Stored Value Institution | R193684 | Netherlands | Active | 2026-05-21 | — |
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| ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providersNetherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) | Crypto-asset service providerCrypto-Asset Service Provider | 724500G7QSOMFR1GQA47 | Netherlands | Active | 2025-10-29 | — |
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Trading names on the register: zerohash europe (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
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
ZEROHASH HOLDINGS LTD.
Firm type
Crypto exchange or broker
Trades as zerohash
- Standing
- The firm changed its legal name from Zero Hash Europe B.V. to zerohash europe B.V. on 16 October 2025. De Nederlandsche Bank added electronic money institution authorisation to its register entry with effect from 13 May 2026.
- Ownership
- Zerohash Holdings Ltd., the parent company of the zerohash group, consolidates the firm as its direct and ultimate parent according to the GLEIF record.
- Direct parent
- ZEROHASH HOLDINGS LTD. ↗, United States
- Head office
- Herengracht 244-3, 1016 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Company register
- KvK 89099060
- Incorporated
- 2023
- Founder
- Edward Woodford
- Former name
- Zero Hash Europe B.V.
Online
- Websites & references
- zerohash.com ↗
portal.zerohash.eu ↗ EU client portal (login)
docs.zerohash.com ↗ developer documentation and legal pages
status.zerohash.com ↗ service status page - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 13 pages consulted
- dnb.nl/en/public-register/information-detail/?registerCode=WFTEG&relationNumber=R193684
- amf-france.org/en/warnings/white-lists/casp/zerohash-europe-bv
- ndcdyn.interactivebrokers.com/Universal/servlet/Registration_v2.formSampleView?formdb=4872
- zerohash.com/eu
- zerohash.com/legal/disclosures
- zerohash.com/disclosures/asset-segregation
- zerohash.com/press/zerohash-receives-emi-license-from-dutch-central-bank
- zerohash.com/blog/europe-just-took-a-big-step-forward-for-digital-assets
- docs.zerohash.com/page/faq
- lei.bloomberg.com/leis/view/724500G7QSOMFR1GQA47
- fintechfutures.com/regulations-compliance/zerohash-lands-emi-licence-in-the-netherlands
- coindesk.com/business/2026/01/16/mastercard-said-to-weigh-zerohash-investment-after-crypto-company-end
- coindesk.com/business/2026/05/19/zerohash-pursues-new-funding-at-more-than-usd1-5-billion-valuation-af
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The AFM authorises the firm as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA, and it provides custody, trading platform, exchange and transfer services. DNB authorises it as an electronic money institution. DNB's register shows the e-money licence passported to 29 other EEA states from 29 May 2026. France's AMF lists the firm as providing crypto-asset services in France on a cross-border basis.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) Netherlands | MiCA Crypto-Asset Service Provider licence | 41000042 | In its own name | Active | docs.zerohash.com ↗ |
| De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) Netherlands | Authorisation to carry out the business of an electronic-money institution (PSD2 - Wft 2:10a) | R193684 | In its own name | Active | dnb.nl ↗ |
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
- Safeguarding
- Segregated safeguarding accountsAccording to the firm, a separate client-money foundation, Stichting derdengelden zerohash europe, holds clients' fiat funds and crypto-assets apart from the firm's own assets, using the foundation's banking partners and omnibus wallets.
- Crypto-asset custody
- Held by the firmClients' crypto-assets are held in omnibus hot and cold wallets of the firm's affiliated custody foundation, and the firm may appoint MiCA-authorised sub-custodians.
- Safeguarding bank · Crypto custodian
- Stichting derdengelden zerohash europe Netherlands
- Settlement bank
- zerohash Liquidity Services LLC United States
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
The firm runs a crypto-asset trading platform with a central limit order book, custody and transfer services for the end customers of partner platforms such as Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited, and it supports stablecoin payment flows.
It serves clients across the European Economic Area under its Dutch MiCA authorisation and its Dutch e-money licence.
- Sells to
- Financial institutions · Platforms and marketplaces · Enterprises · 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
- Latest funding round
- Series D-2 · USD 104m Sep 2025Led by Interactive Brokers
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Roeland Goldberg Managing Director, Europe
- Founder
- Edward Woodford Founder and CEO, zerohash (group)
- Compliance / MLRO
- Stephen Gardner Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, zerohash (group)
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Licence
De Nederlandsche Bank authorised the firm as an electronic money institution, with effect from 13 May 2026.
dnb.nl ↗ -
Other
The zerohash group said it would remain independent after reported acquisition talks with Mastercard ended.
coindesk.com ↗ -
Other
The firm changed its legal name from Zero Hash Europe B.V. to zerohash europe B.V.
lei.bloomberg.com ↗
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.
Identifiers
- Licence no. · EBA-PSD2
- R193684
- Licence no. · ESMA-CASP
- 724500G7QSOMFR1GQA47
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Published by the register
- Market identifier code
- ZHEU
- Elucidate firm ID
- 57fb2eb4b2a3
Profile
- Type
- Payments & e-money · CryptoPayment institutions, e-money and stored-value issuers, and account-information providers. Licensed under payment-services law (e.g. PSD2 in the EU and UK, the Payment Services Act in Singapore). Taken from the licences on the tracked registers.
- Regulation
- Prudential licenceAuthorised with capital, safeguarding and conduct requirements, e.g. an authorised payment or e-money institution in the EU or UK, a major payment institution in Singapore, or a MiCA crypto-asset service provider.
- Main licence class
- Crypto-Asset Service Provider
- Activities
- Payment services
- Card acquiring
- E-money / stored value
- Crypto-assets
- Licensed in
- Netherlands · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2025-10-29
- Website
- zerohash.com/eu ↗
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
- Direct parent
- Zerohash Holdings Ltd. · United States549300QL4OBS1FRY4P39 ↗
Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- Herengracht 244 3 - 1016 BT Amsterdam - The Netherlands, AMSTERDAM, 1016BT
- Country
- Netherlands
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
<FinInstnId>
<LEI>724500G7QSOMFR1GQA47</LEI>
<Nm>zerohash europe B.V.</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>1016BT</PstCd>
<TwnNm>AMSTERDAM</TwnNm>
<Ctry>NL</Ctry>
<AdrLine>Herengracht 244 3 - 1016 BT</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>Amsterdam - The Netherlands</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>- 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.
Market identifiers
One trading venue or reporting service run under this LEI
| MIC | Market | Kind | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZHEU | ZERO HASH EUROPE | Operating MIC | Multilateral trading facility |
Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Registers for this page
- EBA PSD2 Register—European Banking Authority (EBA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers—European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- 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. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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