Germany's financial regulator has rejected the MiCA application filed by the operator of Bitcoin.de, Cointelegraph reported on Oct 7, 2026. Because of the rejection, trading on the platform is still halted.
Most trading on Bitcoin.de has been suspended since June. The operator stopped it while it waited for MiCA authorization. That authorization has now been refused.
The operator says it now plans to work with regulated partners to bring its services back. The report does not name any partners, give a timeline, or explain why the application was rejected.
For someone already holding a perpetual position on Bitget, Bybit, MEXC or OKX, nothing changes directly. The report does not mention any of these exchanges, and it says nothing about derivatives, funding rates, fees or liquidity. Based on what has been reported, this is a story about one German platform's licence and has no measurable effect on what it costs to hold a perp.
Source: cointelegraph — Bitcoin.de trading remains halted as German regulator rejects MiCA application
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