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Bitvavo
Amsterdam-founded centralized cryptocurrency exchange launched in 2018 and authorised by the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA in June 2025.
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Key facts
Launch date
2018-01-01
Death date
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Years
2018–—
Origin
Netherlands
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-06-25
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URL status
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Summary
Amsterdam-founded centralized cryptocurrency exchange launched in 2018 and authorised by the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA in June 2025.
Timeline
Bitvavo was founded and launched in Amsterdam in 2018
2018-01-01launchedmedium
Bitvavo was founded in Amsterdam and launched its cryptocurrency trading platform in 2018.
Bitvavo announced Dutch MiCA authorisation
2025-06-27regulatory_actionhigh
Bitvavo announced that the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets had authorised Bitvavo B.V. as a crypto-asset service provider under the European Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation.
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Record note
Official Bitvavo materials consistently identify Amsterdam and 2018 as the founding place and year. The reviewed sources do not establish an exact launch day, so January 1 remains a year-level marker. The June 27, 2025 MiCA announcement is stored as a regulatory milestone.
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