No. After 1 July 2026 an entry in Poland's Register of Virtual Currency Activities authorises nothing, in Poland or abroad, and it cannot become a MiCA licence inside Poland: no Polish authority has been designated to grant one. A Polish-registered company cannot apply elsewhere either, because MiCA ties its home state to its registered office. The working route is an entity whose registered office is in the member state that authorises it.
Four facts to read before the rest
Still choosing a jurisdiction? Start with the licence selection guide and our MiCA service scope guide. This page covers one question: what a Polish VASP registration, the so-called Poland crypto licence, is worth now. Data from the Sejm (Poland's lower house) and both registers were read on 23 October 2026.
Key takeaways
- The Tax Administration Chamber in Katowice, which keeps the Polish register, says an entry no longer authorises virtual currency activity, and that it is not a MiCA supervisor.
- Poland's financial supervisor (KNF) says no Polish authority, itself included, has been designated under MiCA, except for e-money token issuers.
- A crypto-asset service provider's home state is where its registered office is. A Polish company can only apply in Poland, where there is no one to apply to.
- ESMA's interim register has no Polish home-state firm, yet 185 entities based elsewhere list Poland among their cross-border countries.
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Does a Polish VASP registration still let you operate?
Not as an authorisation. MiCA Article 143(3) let firms already operating under national law continue until 1 July 2026 at the latest, and KNF's notice states that the window ends on that date. The Tax Administration Chamber in Katowice, which keeps the register, said so plainly in a notice dated 30 June 2026:
"registration in the Register of Virtual Currency Activities will no longer constitute authorization to conduct virtual currency activities in Poland or outside its borders"Tax Administration Chamber in Katowice, notice of 30 June 2026
The same notice says the chamber is not a MiCA supervisory authority and cannot grant such authorisations, and that entities without MiCA authorisation in any member state by 1 July 2026 should be regarded as high-risk.
The register page still accepts entry applications through e-PUAP, Poland's government e-filing portal, for a 616 zloty stamp duty, while stating that an entry does not authorise business as a CASP or a VASP, in Poland or abroad. A "Polish crypto licence" bought today is a register number.
For anyone still serving EU clients without authorisation, ESMA expects them to immediately stop onboarding new EU clients, open no new accounts, and cease marketing and solicitation.
Can a Polish VASP be converted into a MiCA CASP licence?
Not inside Poland, and not by moving the application. MiCA Article 93(1) requires each member state to designate a competent authority. Poland has not. KNF's notice, issued before the transitional period ended, says so, and the Sejm record shows no implementing act passed since:
"As no act implementing MiCA has entered into force in Poland, no national public authority, including the Polish Financial Supervision Authority, has so far been designated as the competent authority for supervising activity covered by the Regulation, except for the activity of issuers of e-money tokens."UKNF, notice on the end of the transitional period (our translation of the Polish original)
Applying in another member state with the Polish company runs into two definitions. Article 3(1)(33)(f) makes a provider's home member state the state of its registered office, and Article 62(1) sends the application to that state's authority. So "get licensed elsewhere" means an entity whose registered office is in that state: under Article 59(2), one where it provides some of its services, with effective management in the Union and at least one EU-resident director. See Local Substance Requirements Explained. Buying an authorised entity needs due diligence and change-of-control approval.
Why has Poland still not designated a regulator?
Poland has no MiCA regulator because three implementing acts have each been vetoed by the President, and each vote to override the veto fell short of the three-fifths majority the Sejm needed. Every figure below is from the Sejm's public legislative record.
Three acts, three vetoes, three failed overrides
| Act passed | President's veto | Override vote | For | Needed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2025 | 1 Dec 2025 (print 2048) | 5 Dec 2025 | 243 | 261 | Not re-passed |
| 18 Dec 2025 | 12 Feb 2026 (print 2267) | 17 Apr 2026 | 243 | 263 | Not re-passed |
| 15 May 2026 | 11 Jun 2026 (print 2710) | 4 Sep 2026 | 241 | 266 | Not re-passed |
The overrides missed by 18, 20 and 25 votes. Of the eight crypto-asset bills on the Sejm's list for this term, only print 3173 is open: an MPs' bill filed on 18 June 2026 with no step recorded since; it would give KNF supervision of crypto-asset service providers, but it is a bill, not law. Nobody can say when, or whether, a Polish regime will start.
The EU deadline does not wait. ESMA's 23 June 2026 statement says of its wind-down expectations: "This applies irrespective whether the provisions of national law have been adjusted to MiCA in a Member State or not." (footnote 2)
What does the Polish register actually show?
One English guide says the regime attracted "over 1,500 crypto businesses" and cites nothing. The official archive as at 2 July 2026 lists 1,841 entries, the first on 10 November 2021 and the last on 27 December 2024: 795 marked struck off, 1,046 not. 741 were entered in 2024 alone. The 1,046 are register lines, not firms still trading, and none is a MiCA authorisation.
Who can serve Polish clients today, and how?
A provider authorised in another member state that notifies Poland under MiCA's cross-border procedure, often called passporting. ESMA's interim MiCA register, downloaded on 23 October 2026 (latest update 20 October 2026), has 387 rows covering 384 entities. None has Poland as its home state; 185 list Poland among their cross-border countries. Of those, two show an authorisation end date in 2026, and 18 are recorded as Article 60 notifications, not Article 63 CASP authorisations.
Entities listing Poland among their cross-border countries, by home state
| Home state | Entities |
|---|---|
| Cyprus, Netherlands | 21 each |
| France, Malta | 18 each |
| Germany | 15 |
| Luxembourg | 13 |
| Latvia | 11 |
| Ireland | 10 |
| Austria | 9 |
| 14 other home states | 49 |
| Total | 185 |
A notification is not evidence of activity in Poland. Under MiCA Article 65 the firm tells its home authority which member states and services it intends to cover; the home authority passes that to the host states, ESMA and the EBA within 10 working days, and the firm may start at the latest from the 15th calendar day after submitting. Article 59(7) adds that no physical presence in the host state is needed. For one home-state route, see our Latvia licence guide.
What should a Polish registrant do now?
Confirm your status, stop new EU business if unauthorised, and pick a workable home state:
- Check your actual status in the ESMA register, for yourself and any provider you rely on. Our register-by-register guide shows how.
- If you serve EU clients without authorisation, wind down as ESMA expects, starting with no new EU clients.
- Choose a home state you can genuinely stand up in against the Article 59(2) tests above.
- Treat print 3173 as something to watch, not a plan.
Frequently asked questions
Is a Polish VASP registration still valid after 1 July 2026?
The entry may still be on the Polish register, but after 1 July 2026 it authorises nothing. The Tax Administration Chamber in Katowice says registration no longer constitutes authorisation to conduct virtual currency activities in Poland or outside its borders.
Can I get a MiCA licence in another EU country with my Polish company?
No. A provider's home member state is the state of its registered office, and the application goes to that state's authority. For a Polish company that is Poland, where none has been designated. You need an entity whose registered office is where you apply.
When will KNF start accepting CASP applications?
Nobody can say. Only print 3173 is still open, and it has not moved since 18 June 2026. Even once a law is in force, no application can be guaranteed approval; whether and when it is granted is at the regulator's discretion.
This page describes public documents and registers as of October 2026; it is not legal advice. CryptoLicense is the licensing advisory brand of CL GLOBAL SDN BHD (1421939-T), which has served 100+ companies across 10+ jurisdictions; its coverage does not include Poland, and its EU member states are Latvia and Malta. See jurisdictions and entity proof.