Today, I'm proud to share that zerohash europe has received its MiCAR license, officially authorizing us to provide regulated crypto-asset and stablecoin infrastructure services across the European Economic Area.
For those unfamiliar, MiCAR (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) is the European Union’s new, continent-wide framework for digital assets, and the first of its kind anywhere in the world. It introduces consistent rules for custody, trading, and transfers, replacing a patchwork of national regulations with one clear standard.
More than a compliance milestone, MiCAR represents a turning point for the digital asset industry in Europe. Over the past years, we've watched MiCAR move from proposal to implementation, and in that time, something remarkable has happened: institutional interest in crypto has accelerated. Banks, fintechs, payments companies, and others are no longer asking if they should offer digital-asset products. Instead, they're asking how.
That's where zerohash comes in.
Receiving MiCAR authorization means we can now extend that same trusted infrastructure across Europe, giving institutions the ability to build confidently under one harmonized regulatory regime. Clear rules create trust, and trust drives adoption.
The zerohash group was founded in 2017 and services partners including Interactive Brokers , Morgan Stanley , Franklin Templeton , Securitize , tastytrade , Stripe , Worldpay , Shift4 , and Public.com. We build the regulatory and technical infrastructure that allows institutions to safely and seamlessly embed crypto and stablecoin capabilities into their products. From liquidity and custody to trading and settlement to compliance and AML, our API-first platform handles the hard parts so that our partners can focus on innovation, not integration. This milestone further reinforces zerohash's role as the trusted infrastructure partner with an "embed-once, scale-globally" model, allowing partners to launch quickly with full regulatory coverage.
While Europe's approach is unique, it's part of a broader global trend toward regulatory clarity. With MiCAR, companies can operate across 30 countries under a single license. Both regions are moving toward the same goal: ensuring that digital assets are built on safe, transparent, and well-regulated foundations.
At zerohash, we've always believed that innovation and trust are not mutually exclusive. The future of finance will be built by institutions that can offer both, and we're here to make that possible, wherever they operate.
This license also builds on significant momentum for our company. Earlier this year, we accelerated our global momentum by completing a Series D-2 fundraise of $104 million from Interactive Brokers, Morgan Stanley, and others, and announced new partnerships with Public and Canton Network. Moreover, our inaugural Onchain Brokerage Summit attracted more than 200 senior executives on-site and 40,000 virtual attendees.
As MiCAR comes into full effect, Europe is setting a new standard for responsible innovation, and zerohash is proud to help lead the way.
— Edward Woodford, Founder & CEO, zerohash