KuCoin EU Expansion Halted Following Compliance Gaps Under MiCA Rules
Crypto Economy 24 Feb 2026
TL;DR. The Austrian regulator FMA prohibited KuCoin EU from onboarding new customers due to a lack of key AML personnel ... The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) has decided to halt the commercial operations of exchange KuCoin’s local entity ... Nevertheless, the market is closely watching how the exchange resolves this administrative challenge to resume its growth path in the European Union ....

