Bitcoin Suisse has received a CASP licence under MiCA from Liechtenstein's financial regulator and can now serve high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors across the EEA. Roman Przibylla, formerly of Deutsche Bank and HSBC, leads the European entity.
"The MiCAR licence creates the regulatory foundation for our European business. We'll share details on specific markets and next steps as the rollout progresses." Andrej Majcen, co-founder and Group CEO, Bitcoin Suisse, pictured left, with Roman Przibylla, CEO of Bitcoin Suisse (Europe) AG.
The EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation – MiCA – opened in 2024 for companies to apply for a licence as a crypto asset service provider (CASP), enabling them to operate legally across the EU/EEA, including the Nordic countries. Liechtenstein, as an EEA member, has incorporated MiCA into its legal framework, making it a natural gateway for firms seeking access to the European market without establishing directly in the EU.
Bitcoin Suisse (Europe) AG was founded in 2018 and has since operated under Liechtenstein's Token and TT Service Provider Act (TVTG). The MiCA licence builds on this existing registration and gives the company a basis to offer services across the EEA without separate national approvals in each country. Which markets will be prioritised first has not yet been communicated.
Bitcoin Suisse was founded in Zug in 2013 by Danish software developer Niklas Nikolajsen, together with partners. At the time, Bitcoin was still relatively unknown and professional market participants were scarce. The company positioned itself early as a bridge between traditional finance and the emerging crypto world, playing a central role in building what is today known as Crypto Valley in Zug — including by helping local authorities understand and regulate the technology.
Nikolajsen stepped down as chairman at the end of 2021. He now holds the title of Honorary Chairman and remains one of the company's largest shareholders, but leadership has since taken on a more traditional, institutional character. Today, the company manages over three billion Swiss francs — approximately 35 billion Norwegian kroner — in crypto assets, with a further two billion francs in institutional staking services, and employs more than 200 people across offices in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the UAE and Bermuda.
The core offering is trading, custody and staking of crypto assets, delivered via proprietary technology infrastructure. Part of the assets under custody are held in underground military bunkers in Switzerland — a choice that reflects the security and operational resilience requirements of its institutional client base. The target segment is high-net-worth individuals with a minimum deposit of 50,000 Swiss francs, crypto foundations, corporates and institutional investors.
Every client is assigned a dedicated relationship manager — a model more familiar from traditional private banking than from the crypto market, and one the company describes as a deliberate differentiator in a fragmented industry.
Roman Przibylla has been appointed CEO of Bitcoin Suisse (Europe) AG. He brings more than 15 years of distribution experience from senior roles at Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, HSBC, Vontobel and Maverix Securities — a traditional finance pedigree designed to open doors to institutional clients across Europe.
"The MiCAR licence gives Bitcoin Suisse access to one of the largest and most sophisticated investor markets in the world. We can now bring high-net-worth and institutional clients in Europe what they truly need: infrastructure at the highest level and, at the same time, direct, personal points of contact with genuine crypto expertise. That combination is not a given in this market."
Roman Przibylla, CEO Bitcoin Suisse (Europe) AG
With a regulatory footprint spanning Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Bermuda, and an ongoing establishment in Abu Dhabi following in-principle approval from the ADGM, Bitcoin Suisse is building the architecture of an international platform. The goal, according to Group CEO Majcen, is to become a global wealth management platform — with Europe as the next step.
With Liechtenstein as its regulatory gateway, Bitcoin Suisse is now targeting a European investor market where demand for regulated crypto services is growing. The choice of Liechtenstein is unlikely to be coincidental: in traditional asset management, Luxembourg and Switzerland have long served as the legal and regulatory entry points into the European market. MiCA is now creating a parallel structure for crypto assets — and the race to become the preferred gateway has begun.
Sources: Bitcoin Suisse press release, 23 June 2026, bitcoinsuisse.com
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