Binance alternatives in Europe

Binance is not on PlatformCrypto.eu because it does not hold a MiCA licence that we could find in the EU's official register. We only compare platforms whose licence we have checked ourselves. If you are looking for an alternative, the eight licensed platforms we compare are listed further down, and the comparison shows which one gives you the most crypto for your euros.

Why Binance is not on PlatformCrypto.eu

Since the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) took full effect, a company needs authorisation from a national regulator to provide crypto-asset services in the EU. ESMA, the EU's securities markets authority, lists the authorised providers, as reported by the national regulators, in its interim MiCA register.

• Not in the register. In the register's list of authorised crypto-asset service providers, in the version of 7 October 2026, there is no entry for Binance. We checked this on 12 October 2026.
• Not on the non-compliant list either. Binance also does not appear in ESMA's separate list of non-compliant entities, which national regulators use to flag companies offering crypto services without authorisation.
• What Binance says. On 24 June 2026 Binance announced that it had withdrawn its MiCA application with the Hellenic Capital Market Commission in Greece, and that it intends to seek authorisation in another EU member state. Binance says it is contacting its EU users about what this means for them.

We check ESMA's register every month. If an authorised Binance company appears in it, we will update this page.

What the end of the transitional period means

MiCA's rules for crypto-asset service providers have applied since 30 December 2024. Companies that were already active under national rules could carry on for a transitional period: until 1 July 2026 at the latest, and less in member states that chose a shorter period. Our overview of MiCA-licensed exchanges lists the period each country chose.

According to ESMA, the transitional period ended across the EU on 1 July 2026. After that date, a company providing crypto-asset services to EU clients without a MiCA licence is in breach of EU law. In its statement of 23 June 2026, ESMA set out what it expects from such providers:

• stop taking on new EU clients and stop marketing to them straight away;
• limit their services to what clients need to sell or transfer their crypto or close positions;
• keep holding clients' crypto only for as long as an orderly exit strictly requires;
• tell clients clearly and repeatedly how and by when they can move or close their positions.

ESMA also reminds providers based outside the EU that they may not offer MiCA services to EU clients or approach them. The only exception is the narrow case where a client contacts the provider entirely on their own initiative.

What this means for you

ESMA warns that clients of unauthorised providers, inside or outside the EU, do not benefit from MiCA's safeguards, including the rules that protect clients' assets. It invites clients to check whether their provider is authorised and, if it is not, to act promptly: for example by transferring their crypto to an authorised provider or to a self-hosted wallet. If something goes wrong, ESMA says to contact the provider first.

What Binance still offers in your country depends, according to Binance, on where you live and on your account status. This page does not tell you what to do with your account; it sets out the rules and where to check.

How to check any platform yourself

You do not need to rely on us. It takes a few minutes:

1. Find the company you deal with. The terms of use or your account agreement name the legal entity. ESMA stresses that MiCA protection applies only to that specific authorised company in the EU, not to other companies in the same group or to companies outside the EU, even if they use the same brand.
2. Look it up in ESMA's register. Download the file of authorised crypto-asset service providers from ESMA's MiCA page and search for the company name or its LEI (legal entity identifier). The file opens in any spreadsheet program.
3. Read the details. Each entry shows the regulator, the home country, the date of authorisation, any withdrawal date, the services covered and the countries the company has notified.
4. Check your country. The entry lists the countries where the company intends to provide its services. If yours is missing, ask the company before you sign up.
5. Check for warnings. ESMA publishes a separate list of non-compliant entities, and your national regulator usually has its own register and warning list. ESMA's file is updated weekly and can lag behind national registers.

Licensed alternatives to Binance

All platforms below hold a MiCA licence that we checked in ESMA's register. The table shows the regulator that granted each licence and when.

Which of them costs least depends on what you buy and how. Two things are worth knowing if you are coming from Binance:

• If you mostly bought with one tap in the app, compare in the "simple app" view. Many apps add a markup to the price; we include it wherever the platform publishes it.
• If you mostly placed your own orders on the trading screen, compare in the "advanced trading" view, which uses each platform's order book and trading fee.

Moving crypto from one platform to another usually costs a withdrawal or network fee. Those fees are not part of our comparison.

You can read how each platform charges in our fee guides: Bitvavo, Kraken, Coinbase, Crypto.com, Bitpanda, OKX, Bybit EU and Bitstamp. For a ranking of all eight on cost, see the best crypto exchange in Europe by cost.