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VASP Compliance Summary — Uphold

Uphold Europe Limited · Broker · United Kingdom

Exported 2026-08-25
Data reviewed 2026-07-30

Overview

Compliance snapshot

Overall regulatory statusRegistered
EU MiCA statusMiCA application pending
  • FCA cryptoasset registration (UK); FinCEN MSB registration (US)
  • MiCA CASP application pending in Lithuania
  • Trustpilot 3.8/5 · 7,800 reviews
  • Public reserve transparency reporting since 2021

Medium concern

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

Authorizations

Licenses & registrations

JurisdictionRegulatorAuthorizationStatusReferenceGranted
United KingdomFinancial Conduct Authority
FCA · https://register.fca.org.uk
Cryptoasset firm registration (AML)RegisteredFRN 9384272022-11-04
United StatesFinancial Crimes Enforcement Network
FinCEN · https://www.fincen.gov/msb-registrant-search
MSB registrationRegistered31000-1142-66052016-07-21
LithuaniaBank of Lithuania
LB · https://www.lb.lt/en/sfi-financial-market-participants
MiCA CASP authorizationPendingAPP-LT-2025-00582025-06-17

Reputation

Reputation scores

Trustpilot-style score3.8 / 5
Reviews7,800
App Store4.2
Google Play3.9
12-month trendflat
Press sentiment (12m)+3 / ~4 / −3

Media

Recent press

DateSourceHeadline & summarySentiment
2026-06-02ReutersBroker publishes quarterly reserve report
Assets and liabilities were disclosed by token across entities.
Positive
2026-03-14CoinDeskFirm narrows European product range
Some services were paused pending EU authorization.
Negative
2025-12-18BloombergPrecious metals trading gains traction
Non-crypto assets accounted for a growing share of volumes.
Neutral
2025-09-08Financial TimesWithdrawal delays reported by some users
The firm attributed delays to enhanced screening checks.
Negative

Risk events

Incidents & enforcement

DateTypeAmountDescription
2024-05-22Enforcement—State-level order requiring registration changes for a US lending product.
2022-08-30Outage—Extended maintenance window delayed withdrawals for about six hours.

Profile

Key facts

Founded2013
Websiteuphold.com
Fiat currenciesUSD, EUR, GBP
Proof of reservesYes
Custody modelMulti-asset omnibus custody with public reserve reporting
Legal entitiesUphold Europe Limited (UK) · Uphold HQ Inc. (US) · Uphold Digital Ltd (LT)
DirectoryUphold
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Uphold

RegisteredMiCA application pendingESMA register

Uphold Europe Limited

Broker🇬🇧 United Kingdom Founded 2013uphold.com
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Last reviewed
2026-07-30
OverviewLicensesReputationPressIncidents

Compliance snapshot

  • FCA cryptoasset registration (UK); FinCEN MSB registration (US)
  • MiCA CASP application pending in Lithuania
  • Trustpilot 3.8/5 · 7,800 reviews
  • 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.

Regulatory

Licenses & registrations

JurisdictionRegulatorAuthorizationStatusReferenceGranted
🇬🇧 United KingdomFinancial Conduct AuthorityFCACryptoasset firm registration (AML)RegisteredFRN 9384272022-11-04
🇺🇸 United StatesFinancial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinCENMSB registrationRegistered31000-1142-66052016-07-21
🇱🇹 LithuaniaBank of LithuaniaLBMiCA CASP authorizationPendingAPP-LT-2025-00582025-06-17
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
    Registered
    Cryptoasset firm registration (AML)
    Financial Conduct AuthorityFCA
    FRN 9384272022-11-04
    Verify at source
  • 🇺🇸 United States
    Registered
    MSB registration
    Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinCEN
    31000-1142-66052016-07-21
    Verify at source
  • 🇱🇹 Lithuania
    Pending
    MiCA CASP authorization
    Bank of LithuaniaLB
    APP-LT-2025-00582025-06-17
    Verify at source
User signals

Reputation

Trustpilot-style score
3.8/ 5
3.8
7,800 reviews
Stable (12m)
App ratings
App Store
4.2
Google Play
3.9
Press sentiment (12m)
Positive3
Neutral4
Negative3
Media

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.

History

Incidents & enforcement

  1. 2024-05-22Enforcement

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

  2. 2022-08-30Outage

    Extended maintenance window delayed withdrawals for about six hours.

Entity

Key facts

CMC rank
—
Fiat currencies
USD, EUR, GBP
Proof of reserves
Yes
Custody model
Multi-asset omnibus custody with public reserve reporting
Legal entities
  • Uphold Europe Limited (UK)
  • Uphold HQ Inc. (US)
  • Uphold Digital Ltd (LT)
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