Binance Alternatives: 4 MiCA-Licensed Exchanges Compared

A safe Binance alternative is a crypto exchange licensed under the EU's MiCA regulation. Bitpanda, Kraken, Bitvavo and Coinbase are listed with their European entities in the register of the EU securities watchdog ESMA and may hold and exchange crypto for customers in all 30 countries of the European Economic Area. No Binance entity appears in that register. Since the hack of 29 October 2026, in which around $6.3 billion left the exchange's hot wallets according to Binance, many investors are looking for a new home for their coins.