Are crypto trading bots legal in the EU?
Running automation software against your own exchange account is generally permitted in the European Union. The regulated activities under MiCA and MiFID II concern holding client assets, executing orders for others and providing advice — none of which Nikéon does. This page explains the distinction; it is not legal advice.
What MiCA regulates
MiCA covers crypto-asset service providers: custody, operating a trading platform, exchanging crypto for funds, and executing or receiving orders on behalf of clients. Those activities involve handling someone else's assets or orders.
Where automation software sits
Nikéon is licensed software. It never holds your assets, never acts as an intermediary between you and the market, and never provides advice. Orders are placed on your own exchange account under permissions you granted and can revoke.
Your exchange remains the regulated party
Binance, Kraken, Coinbase and Bitvavo are the entities operating under the applicable EU frameworks. Your relationship with them, and their terms on API usage, continue to apply when you automate.
Check your exchange's API terms
Exchanges permit API trading but set rate limits and sometimes restrict specific strategies. Read the API terms of the exchange you connect.
Tax is national, not European
MiCA does not harmonise taxation. Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Spain and Italy each treat crypto results differently. Nikéon exports full CSV records; a qualified local advisor should determine your treatment.
What Nikéon deliberately does not do
No custody, no order execution as an intermediary, no discretionary management, no advice, no return promises. Those boundaries are why the software model works without a financial services licence.
FAQ
NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE. Crypto trading involves risk.