Tokenization & crypto licensing in Austria
What the authorities publish on tokenized assets and digital-asset providers, and why it could or could not be read. 55 instruments from here are in our catalogue.
Buying crypto in Austria: what to know
Legal- Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) — MiCA competent authority for CASPs
- Bundesministerium für Finanzen (BMF) — Tax authority
Crypto gains are taxed at a flat 27.5%, no matter how long you hold. Crypto-to-crypto swaps are not taxed. Coins bought before 1 March 2021 stay under the old rules.
Gains: 27.5% flat (crypto acquired after 28 Feb 2021)
- Withholding only happens at domestic providers; foreign-platform gains are self-declared.
- Travel-rule checks apply to transfers involving self-hosted wallets.
- The FMA publishes investor warnings about unlicensed crypto platforms.
Checked 2026-10-29 · Confidence: high · Sources: [1][2][3][4]
Not confirmed: One-year tax-free rule for Altbestand (not stated on the pages opened) · FMA investor warnings claim
Compiled to the best of our knowledge from the sources linked. Information, not tax or legal advice. Rules change — check the linked official sources before acting.
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What the authorities publish — and what we read
Status: No public register. Every address below was loaded, not guessed. A register entry records that an authority licensed, registered or approved something; it says nothing about whether you may or should buy it.
| Authority | Register | Finding |
|---|---|---|
| FMA (Finanzmarktaufsicht); no eWpG-type law – no national crypto-securities register | (1) FMA Regulatory Sandbox participant announcements (§ 23a Abs. 4 FMABG) (2) FMA Unternehmensdatenbank (general licences) | No public register |
In our catalogue: 55 instruments from Austria
55 live.