Introducing Coincub Global VASP App: The First Real-Time Registry for Crypto Company Compliance

The Coincub App

Regulation has caught up to crypto. In 2025, exchanges, wallets, and service providers are no longer flying under the radar. Across major markets, governments are tightening oversight with new licensing regimes, stricter AML enforcement, and broader Travel Rule requirements. The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework has reshaped the expectations for digital asset businesses. Similar crackdowns are underway in Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.

For crypto companies, the regulatory landscape is operationally risky. A license in one country doesn’t guarantee market access elsewhere. Misunderstanding the licensing status of a partner, counterparty, or acquisition target can trigger compliance failures that lead to fines or reputational damage. Even well-funded firms have made avoidable mistakes by relying on outdated registries, fragmented spreadsheets, or unverifiable claims.

Coincub built a global VASP Application to fix this. It’s a single, live source of truth for verifying whether a crypto company is actually registered and where. Unlike static reports or scraped lists, the database is updated daily and reflects real, regulator-backed data across dozens of jurisdictions. It’s built for the people who need precision: compliance officers, legal advisors, risk analysts, and founders navigating cross-border expansion.

What the App Covers

The Coincub App tracks over 30,000 registered crypto companies across more than 30 jurisdictions (all EU countries are included as one because of MiCA). It’s structured to give users a clean, accurate view of regulatory status without the noise or inconsistencies often found in scraped or secondhand datasets.

Each entry includes key information: the company’s legal name, the country of registration, the regulatory authority overseeing it, and the exact date of registration. License types are clearly labeled, along with the specific activities the license permits, whether it’s custody, exchange services, issuance, or all of the above. Where available, contact details and links to official websites are also included.

All data is sourced directly from public registers or verified regulatory disclosures. There are no filler records or speculative entries. If a regulator lists a company as active and licensed, it appears in the database. If not, it doesn’t.

The database is also fully searchable. Users can query by company name, country, regulator, license type, or even filter by license activity. This flexibility supports a range of use cases, from onboarding checks to market research and risk monitoring.

Coverage will continue expanding as more jurisdictions go live with digital asset licensing regimes. For now, the focus remains on maintaining depth and accuracy across the countries already included, with updates reflected in near real-time.

How It Works

The Coincub App is built for speed, clarity, and daily use. Users land on a world map that immediately shows which countries are covered. From there, the interface shifts into an interactive data environment.

Search is fast and intuitive. You can type a company name, filter by country, select a license type, or narrow results to a specific regulator. The results update in real time, without the need to reload or navigate away. This keeps workflows efficient, especially for compliance teams checking multiple entities in one session.

The full dataset is displayed in a sortable table. Each column (company, country, license type, regulator, date of registration, activity, contact) is clickable for sorting. You can scroll, filter, or isolate records based on any combination of fields. Pagination handles larger jurisdictions without delay, so performance doesn’t lag even when reviewing thousands of records.

For audit trails or internal reporting, the export function allows selected records to be downloaded as CSV. This makes it easy to archive checks, compare licensing activity over time, or hand off filtered data to legal teams and regulators. The export pulls only what you’ve selected, keeping files focused and manageable. Everything is structured to work across browsers, devices, and screen sizes

Who It’s For

The Coincub App is built for professionals who need clarity. Whether the goal is verifying licensing status, conducting due diligence, or tracking how regulatory landscapes evolve, the starting point is the same: is this crypto company actually registered and where?

A compliance team onboarding new partners can quickly filter by country and license activity to confirm whether a firm is authorized to operate. The regulator field links each record to an official source, making documentation straightforward and verifiable.

A founder planning cross-border expansion can compare licensing structures across multiple jurisdictions. By scanning license types and activity scopes, it becomes easier to identify markets that align with the company’s business model, without relying on fragmented advice or local contacts in every region.

A legal advisor handling high-value clients may need to check the registration status of foreign exchanges or platforms. A direct search by name or regulator offers quick confirmation, helping prevent exposure to unlicensed or high-risk entities.

A researcher or policy analyst tracking regulatory momentum can use the database to identify trends, such as where registration volume is growing or how license activity is distributed across different jurisdictions. The map view and date filters make it easier to surface patterns without pulling data manually.

Compliance Risks

Failing to verify a crypto company’s licensing status is a liability. In today’s environment, assuming a counterparty is compliant can lead to regulatory exposure, enforcement action, and reputational loss.

The most immediate risk is onboarding an unlicensed entity. Regulators across the EU, Asia, and the Americas now require crypto businesses to conduct proper due diligence before engaging with service providers. If your compliance process fails to catch an unregistered firm, you’re the one held accountable. That risk isn’t theoretical. In several recent cases, companies faced AML violations for failing to verify counterparties before initiating transfers or custodial arrangements.

There’s also the risk of indirect exposure to sanctioned or red-flagged actors. A company operating without a license in one jurisdiction might be flagged or under investigation in another. Without a centralized way to check these statuses, firms can end up interacting with high-risk entities without realizing it until it’s too late. The reputational damage that follows often outlasts the regulatory fine.

Misunderstanding license types presents a separate risk, especially for businesses operating across borders. A custody license in Liechtenstein doesn’t mean the same thing as one in Japan. If your legal team interprets a license incorrectly, you could end up relying on a company that isn’t actually authorized to perform the service you hired them for. That mistake can create cross-border tax exposure, contractual disputes, or compliance breaches that require reporting and remediation.

Enforcement history is filled with examples. Bitzlato was a small name until it became a headline. Binance operated for years before facing coordinated scrutiny across multiple jurisdictions. In both cases, the core issue was the same: regulators believed compliance controls failed to keep pace with operational reach.

In an industry defined by speed and opacity, the only safe route is visibility. If your business depends on licensed infrastructure, you need to know exactly who you’re dealing with and where they’re actually allowed to operate.

Using the App

The Coincub App is built to support daily workflows, ongoing monitoring, and team-based use.

Users can tailor their experience through notification settings. Alerts can be toggled for newly added licenses, license removals, or the introduction of new jurisdictions. This allows compliance teams and analysts to stay ahead of changes without checking manually. The notifications are delivered by email and aligned with the user’s regional preferences.

Profile settings let users set their name, company, and location, including country-specific invoicing details like VAT information. These fields are especially useful for firms that need accurate billing records by region, or for users working in regulated environments that require documentation trails.

The account dashboard also includes access to request API credentials. Users looking to automate queries or pull bulk data into internal tools can initiate the process directly from the interface. Once approved, the token-based authentication allows secure integration with your existing compliance or analytics stack.

Every part of the platform is structured to minimize friction. You can search, set alerts, and manage your account from the same space with no additional tools, no dependencies.

How the Data is Verified

Every record in the database traces back to a real regulator. There’s no scraping from unverified sources or recycling from third-party lists. If a company appears in the dataset, it’s because a national authority officially lists it as registered.

The primary source for each entry is a public-facing registry, regulatory bulletin, or direct feed provided by a licensing body. These sources are monitored daily by the Coincub research team. New records are added only after they’ve been matched against official publications and verified for accuracy.

Updates aren’t automated and left unchecked. A review layer ensures that additions and removals follow the source data precisely. If a regulator changes a license format or alters the scope of an activity, those changes are reflected manually and flagged in the backend before going live.

License types and regulator names are standardized across jurisdictions. That means you can compare entities from different countries without misinterpreting local terminology. If one country uses “virtual asset service provider” and another uses “digital asset platform,” the database handles the mapping behind the scenes so the user doesn’t have to.

Contact details are included only if they’re published by the regulator or disclosed in a company’s official registration. No assumptions, no guesswork, no unverifiable metadata.

This verification process is what sets the database apart. It isn’t about quantity but rather about reliability. A smaller dataset with traceable sources will always outperform a large list with unknown origins. For anyone dealing with crypto regulation, trust in the data isn’t optional.

Real-World Use Cases

A U.S.-based investment firm is preparing to back an Asian exchange expanding into Latin America. Before finalizing the deal, their legal team needs to verify that the exchange is fully licensed in its home jurisdiction and not under investigation or flagged elsewhere. The firm uses the database to confirm the registration date, regulatory authority, and scope of license activity. Within minutes, they also check whether the same entity is licensed in the jurisdictions where it claims to operate. The findings go straight into the due diligence report presented to internal risk committees.

In Europe, a stablecoin issuer is onboarding three new liquidity partners and one payment processor. Each operates in a different country, with licenses issued by separate authorities. Rather than sending out emails and waiting for legal confirmations, the issuer’s compliance team uses the database to cross-check each company’s licensing status across France, Estonia, Lithuania, and Liechtenstein. The export function lets them download just the records they need for internal review. Every registration is logged, documented, and attached to onboarding files.

A regulatory agency in Latin America is building a comparative study of crypto licensing frameworks across neighboring countries. They want to understand how licensing volume has shifted since 2022, and which jurisdictions have introduced more stringent requirements. Using the dashboard, the agency filters by registration dates and license types to analyze patterns in the region. The data gives them a clearer view of how the domestic market stacks up against regional peers.

These aren’t hypothetical examples. They’re the kind of tasks that get done more efficiently and with less uncertainty when access to verified licensing data is structured, searchable, and up to date.

Developer Access: Using the API

For platforms and teams that need to work with VASP data at scale, the API provides full programmatic access to the entire dataset. It’s designed to support integrations, dashboards, automations, and analytics pipelines without friction.

The API allows requests based on filters such as company name, country, license type, and regulator. This enables targeted queries for precise use cases, whether it’s embedding license verification into a KYC workflow or running comparative analysis across multiple jurisdictions. 

Developers can use the API to power internal compliance dashboards, trigger alerts when a company is added or removed from a registry, or feed licensed company data into due diligence tools. The endpoint design is straightforward, and documentation includes example requests in both JavaScript and Python to shorten onboarding time.

Pagination keeps the response size manageable even when scanning large countries or full datasets. With token authentication, teams can manage access rights internally, ensuring that sensitive queries stay within trusted systems.

This layer is especially useful for institutions building their own regulatory infrastructure. Rather than scraping, updating, or maintaining separate datasets, they can pull live, verified records directly from Coincub’s backend and keep internal tools aligned with daily updates.

For developers, the value is in reliability. Every response mirrors what’s visible on the platform, with the same verification standards and data structure. That consistency is what makes the API usable in production.

Why Coincub?

The Coincub App is built on a regulatory research foundation, not just code. Coincub has spent years analyzing global crypto laws, compiling compliance data, and producing regulatory reports used by both governments and financial institutions. That experience is baked into the structure of the platform.

Rather than relying on scraped data or recycled industry lists, the platform sources directly from regulators and translates complex licensing systems into usable formats. Every country has its own terminology, legal scope, and documentation style. Coincub works with legal and compliance partners across multiple regions to ensure that information is not only accurate, but also readable.

This focus on clarity separates the database from other tools. The goal is to help users find the answer they need, whether they’re in a startup, law firm, or regulator’s office. The data is standardized, but the context remains jurisdiction-specific.

The platform exists because regulatory complexity shouldn’t block growth or invite risk. It gives companies the visibility they need to move forward with confidence, backed by data they can actually verify.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How often is the data updated?

The database is updated daily. New registrations, removals, and changes to license types or regulators are reflected as soon as they’re verified.

Can I download or export datasets?

Yes. Users can export filtered results as CSV files directly from the dashboard. This is useful for audit records, internal documentation, or team reviews.

What if a regulator changes the licensing format?

Licensing structures are monitored closely. When a regulator updates how it issues or labels licenses, the change is manually reviewed and implemented across all relevant records. This ensures consistency while preserving jurisdiction-specific accuracy.

Can I use this for compliance verification?

Yes. The platform is built specifically for use in compliance workflows. Each record links back to a real regulator, and the data is structured for fast due diligence, onboarding checks, and internal approvals.

What does “License Activity” actually cover?

License activity refers to the services a company is legally authorized to provide. Depending on the jurisdiction, this might include custody, trading, issuance, brokerage, or exchange services. The labels are standardized across countries to make comparisons easier, but they remain grounded in the original scope defined by each regulator.