{"id":1110,"date":"2026-08-06T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.btcethdata.com\/?btc_ct_news=blockchain-com-wins-cayman-custody-license-after-mica-and-fca-approvals"},"modified":"2026-08-06T22:21:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T14:21:57","slug":"blockchain-com-wins-cayman-custody-license-after-mica-and-fca-approvals","status":"publish","type":"btc_ct_news","link":"https:\/\/www.btcethdata.com\/?btc_ct_news=blockchain-com-wins-cayman-custody-license-after-mica-and-fca-approvals","title":{"rendered":"Blockchain.com wins Cayman custody license after MiCA and FCA approvals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blockchain.com has secured a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority to offer custody services.<\/p>\n<p>Granted on July 22, 2026, the license allows the cryptocurrency services company to provide regulated crypto custody services in the Cayman Islands, according to a Thursday announcement reviewed by Cointelegraph. The license followed a conditional approval issued by CIMA in December 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The license also allows Blockchain.com to provide crypto-to-fiat and crypto-to-crypto exchange services. The company has held a VASP registration in the Cayman Islands since May 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Lane Kasselman, co-CEO of Blockchain.com, said the CIMA license builds on the company\u2019s recent regulatory milestones, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blockchain.com\/blog\/posts\/blockchaincom-secures-mica-license-fiorentina-damore-joins-the-company-to-lead-eu-expansion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">obtaining<\/a> a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation license in Europe and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blockchain.com\/blog\/posts\/blockchaincom-secures-uk-fca-registration\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">registering<\/a> with the UK Financial Conduct Authority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe strong regulation is essential to the long-term development of digital assets, and these approvals further strengthen our ability to serve customers across the region,\u201d Kasselman said.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.btcethdata.com\/\"><em><strong>MiCA list expands with 12 companies in fourth post-deadline update<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"btc-ct-seo-links\"><strong>Related:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.btcethdata.com\/?post_type=btc_ct_news&#038;section=bitcoin\">Bitcoin price<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.btcethdata.com\/#treasury-data\">BTC live chart<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.btcethdata.com\/?post_type=btc_ct_news&#038;section=ethereum\">Ethereum price<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.btcethdata.com\/?post_type=btc_ct_news&#038;section=ethereum\">ETH gas fee<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.btcethdata.com\/?post_type=btc_ct_news&#038;section=bitcoin\">Bitcoin price today<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.btcethdata.com\/#treasury-data\">Top 10 cryptocurrencies<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"btc-ct-attr\"><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.btcethdata.com\/\">Cointelegraph<\/a> \/ Helen Partz<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blockchain.com secured a VASP custody license from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, expanding its regulated crypto services in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1111,"template":"","btc_ct_section":[7],"class_list":["post-1110","btc_ct_news","type-btc_ct_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","btc_ct_section-latest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.btcethdata.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/btc_ct_news\/1110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.btcethdata.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/btc_ct_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.btcethdata.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/btc_ct_news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.btcethdata.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.btcethdata.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"btc_ct_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.btcethdata.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fbtc_ct_section&post=1110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}