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Uphold Europe Limited

BrokerUnited Kingdom Founded 2013uphold.com
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Last reviewed
27 Aug 2026
2026-08-27

Compliance snapshot

  • FCA cryptoasset registration (UK); FinCEN MSB registration (US)
  • MiCA CASP application pending in Lithuania
  • Public reserve transparency reporting since 2021
Overall concern
Medium concern

Multi-jurisdiction registrations and public reserve reporting, but EU authorization is still pending and product breadth adds operational complexity.

Licenses & registrations

  • United KingdomRegistered
    Cryptoasset firm registration (AML)
    Financial Conduct AuthorityFCA
    FRN 9384272022-11-04
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  • United StatesRegistered
    MSB registration
    Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinCEN
    31000-1142-66052016-07-21
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  • LithuaniaPending
    MiCA CASP authorization
    Bank of LithuaniaLB
    APP-LT-2025-00582025-06-17
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Reputation

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Recent press

  • 2026-06-02
    Broker publishes quarterly reserve reportPositive

    Reuters — Assets and liabilities were disclosed by token across entities.

  • 2026-03-14
    Firm narrows European product rangeNegative

    CoinDesk — Some services were paused pending EU authorization.

  • 2025-12-18
    Precious metals trading gains tractionNeutral

    Bloomberg — Non-crypto assets accounted for a growing share of volumes.

  • 2025-09-08
    Withdrawal delays reported by some usersNegative

    Financial Times — The firm attributed delays to enhanced screening checks.

Incidents & enforcement

  1. 2026-07-01Outage

    Uphold's EEA entity paused all crypto and fiat deposits for EU customers from 1 July 2026 because its MiCAR authorization was not completed before the end of the transition period; withdrawals remain available. A regulatory service restriction rather than a technical outage.

  2. 2024-05-22Enforcement

    State-level order requiring registration changes for a US lending product.

  3. 2022-08-30Outage

    Extended maintenance window delayed withdrawals for about six hours.

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Profile last reviewed 27 Aug 2026 (2026-08-27)