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VASP Compliance Summary — eToro

eToro (Europe) Ltd · Broker · Israel

Exported 2026-08-25

Data reviewed 2026-08-05

Overview

Compliance snapshot

Overall regulatory statusAuthorized

EU MiCA statusMiCA authorized

MiCA CASP authorization — MFSA, Malta — alongside a CySEC investment firm licence
FCA-authorised UK entity; ASIC licence in Australia
Trustpilot 4.1/5 · 25,600 reviews
US settlement over crypto offering closed in 2024

Low concern

Multi-asset broker regulated as an investment firm in the EU and UK, with a Maltese MiCA authorization for crypto services.

Authorizations

Licenses & registrations

Jurisdiction	Regulator	Authorization	Status	Reference	Granted
Malta	Malta Financial Services Authority MFSA · https://www.mfsa.mt/financial-services-register/	MiCA CASP authorization	Authorized	C-MT-2025-0029	2025-04-09
Cyprus	Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission CySEC · https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/crypto-asset-services/	Investment firm licence (MiFID)	Authorized	CIF 109/10	2010-04-19
United Kingdom	Financial Conduct Authority FCA · https://register.fca.org.uk	Investment firm authorisation + crypto registration	Authorized	FRN 583263	2013-05-02
Australia	Australian Securities and Investments Commission ASIC · https://asic.gov.au/online-services/search-asics-registers/	Australian financial services licence	Authorized	AFSL 491139	2016-08-11

Reputation

Reputation scores

Trustpilot-style score4.1 / 5

Reviews25,600

App Store4.4

Google Play4.1

12-month trendup

Press sentiment (12m)+5 / ~3 / −2

Media

Recent press

Date	Source	Headline & summary	Sentiment
2026-07-06	Bloomberg	Broker reports record funded accounts Growth was driven by European equities and crypto flows.	Positive
2026-05-08	Reuters	Firm completes EU licensing consolidation Crypto activity now sits under the Maltese authorised entity.	Positive
2026-02-13	Financial Times	Copy-trading disclosures reviewed by regulator A supervisor asked for clearer risk warnings on social features.	Neutral
2025-09-24	CoinDesk	Token list narrowed for US users The firm continued to limit US crypto availability.	Negative

Risk events

Incidents & enforcement

Date	Type	Amount	Description
2024-09-12	Fine	USD 1,500,000	US settlement over crypto asset trading activity; the US token list was reduced.
2021-01-29	Outage	—	Platform restrictions during a high-volatility equities episode.

Profile

Key facts

Founded2007

Websiteetoro.com

Fiat currenciesUSD, EUR, GBP, AUD

Proof of reservesNo

Custody modelThird-party regulated custodians plus internal cold storage

Legal entitieseToro (Europe) Ltd (CY) · eToro (Europe) Digital Assets Ltd (MT) · eToro (UK) Ltd (UK)

eToro

AuthorizedMiCA authorizedESMA register

eToro (Europe) Ltd

Broker🇮🇱 Israel Founded 2007etoro.com

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Last reviewed

2026-08-05

Compliance snapshot

MiCA CASP authorization — MFSA, Malta — alongside a CySEC investment firm licence
FCA-authorised UK entity; ASIC licence in Australia
Trustpilot 4.1/5 · 25,600 reviews
US settlement over crypto offering closed in 2024

Overall concern

Low concern

Multi-asset broker regulated as an investment firm in the EU and UK, with a Maltese MiCA authorization for crypto services.

Regulatory

Licenses & registrations

Jurisdiction	Regulator	Authorization	Status	Reference	Granted
🇲🇹 Malta	Malta Financial Services AuthorityMFSA	MiCA CASP authorization	Authorized	C-MT-2025-0029	2025-04-09
🇨🇾 Cyprus	Cyprus Securities and Exchange CommissionCySEC	Investment firm licence (MiFID)	Authorized	CIF 109/10	2010-04-19
🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Financial Conduct AuthorityFCA	Investment firm authorisation + crypto registration	Authorized	FRN 583263	2013-05-02
🇦🇺 Australia	Australian Securities and Investments CommissionASIC	Australian financial services licence	Authorized	AFSL 491139	2016-08-11

🇲🇹 Malta
Authorized
MiCA CASP authorization
Malta Financial Services AuthorityMFSA
C-MT-2025-00292025-04-09
Verify at source
🇨🇾 Cyprus
Authorized
Investment firm licence (MiFID)
Cyprus Securities and Exchange CommissionCySEC
CIF 109/102010-04-19
Verify at source
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Authorized
Investment firm authorisation + crypto registration
Financial Conduct AuthorityFCA
FRN 5832632013-05-02
Verify at source
🇦🇺 Australia
Authorized
Australian financial services licence
Australian Securities and Investments CommissionASIC
AFSL 4911392016-08-11
Verify at source

User signals

Reputation

Trustpilot-style score

4.1/ 5

4.1

25,600 reviews

Improving (12m)

App ratings

App Store: 4.4
Google Play: 4.1

Press sentiment (12m)

Positive5

Neutral3

Negative2

Media

Recent press

2026-07-06
Broker reports record funded accountsPositive
Bloomberg — Growth was driven by European equities and crypto flows.
2026-05-08
Firm completes EU licensing consolidationPositive
Reuters — Crypto activity now sits under the Maltese authorised entity.
2026-02-13
Copy-trading disclosures reviewed by regulatorNeutral
Financial Times — A supervisor asked for clearer risk warnings on social features.
2025-09-24
Token list narrowed for US usersNegative
CoinDesk — The firm continued to limit US crypto availability.

History

Incidents & enforcement

2024-09-12FineUSD 1,500,000
US settlement over crypto asset trading activity; the US token list was reduced.
2021-01-29Outage
Platform restrictions during a high-volatility equities episode.