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Hidden Road

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Licensing: Genuine licence held (the EU/EEA (MiCA) and BVI)

Audit & reserves: Not yet researched

Hidden Road holds a genuine crypto-specific licence covering the EU/EEA (MiCA) and BVI. It first appears in our register on 2022-12-20 and is currently tracked across 33 jurisdictions through 4 legal entities. It also holds an AML-only registration (not a licence) in US. A group entity is separately, fully FCA-authorised in the UK, usually for a different, non-crypto activity.

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Hidden Road Partners CIV NL B.V

Regulator
Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM)
Home state
NL — Netherlands
LEI
549300OOZDNZ3F2XJW21
Registered office
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Entity registered
2021-06-24
Authorised
2024-12-30
Services
Exchange of crypto-assets for funds · Exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets · Execution of orders
Passported to
AT · BE · BG · CY · CZ · DE · DK · EE · ES · FI · FR · GR · HR · HU · IE · IS · IT · LI · LT · LU · LV · MT · NL · NO · PL · PT · RO · SE · SI · SK

Hidden Road Partners CIV UK Ltd

Jurisdiction
UK
Regime
UK FCA authorisation
Status
Authorised
Reference
828692
Since
2022-12-20

Hidden Road Partners CIV UK Ltd.

Jurisdiction
US
Regime
US FinCEN MSB registration
Status
Registered
Reference
29463279
Since
2025-12-18

Hidden Road Partners CIV (BVI) Ltd

Jurisdiction
BVI
Regime
BVI VASP registration
Status
Licensed
Since
Activities
Exchange between one or more forms of virtual assets; exchange between virtual assets and fiat currency; transfer of virtual assets

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Sources: ESMA interim MiCA register (CASPS.csv), retrieved 2026-08-31 — original file · UK FCA Register, retrieved 2026-09-01 — original file · US FinCEN MSB Registrant Search, retrieved 2026-07-27 — original file · BVI FSC VASP Register, retrieved 2026-08-10 — original file .