
Stripe-owned Bridge secured an EU MiCA licence in Luxembourg, covering custody, exchange, and cross-border crypto services. The passport opens regulated stablecoin expansion across Europe.
Stripe’s Bridge now holds a formal MiCA authorisation in Luxembourg. The European Securities and Markets Authority’s interim register lists Bridge Building S.A., trading as Bridge, as an authorised crypto-asset service provider with the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier as the competent authority. The notification date is June 29.
The registration covers custody and administration of crypto-assets, exchange between crypto and fiat, crypto-to-crypto exchange, execution of client orders, and crypto-asset transfer services. Bridge is also flagged for cross-border activity across multiple EU jurisdictions. Under MiCA, that Luxembourg licence acts as a passport for the full suite of digital-asset services Stripe has been building since it acquired Bridge last year.
ESMA’s interim register is populated from data supplied by national regulators. The listing confirms Bridge’s authorised status, not a direct ESMA approval. The real test comes next: how quickly Stripe can turn the licence into regulated stablecoin products across Europe. Bridge’s infrastructure already powers Stripe’s crypto payment rails, and the MiCA passport removes a key regulatory hurdle for expanding those services beyond the U.S.
Luxembourg’s CSSF has been one of the more active MiCA gatekeepers. The register update adds Bridge to a growing list of firms that chose Luxembourg as their EU entry point, a pattern that reflects the country’s established framework for payment and crypto-asset oversight.
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