BitGo’s Global Regulated Entities

Modified on Wed, 15 Jul at 3:51 PM

BitGo’s Global Regulated Entities 

BitGo consists of several specialized, regulated entities under parent company BitGo Holdings, Inc., besides BitGo Bank & Trust, National Association designed for institutional digital asset infrastructure.

Entity 

Licensing 

Wallets 

E-Trade

Staking 

Go Network Settlement 

Triparty

Financing

BitGo Europe GmbH 

Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) License from BaFin to provide crypto custody, transfer services and trading services in the European Union. 

Custody license for custody of digital securities under German banking law.


Qualified Custody

✅But no margin 



✅ Staking via seg wallets 


✅DvP (crypto<> crypto) 


❌OES

❌Borrow/
Lend

✅QC Cold Wallet  

✅Go Account 

Self-Custody*

✅ Staking via Go Accounts 

✅Self-Custody Hot/Cold 

✅Advanced Self Custody 

✅Wallet Connect 

✅BTC Lighting Network  

BitGo Singapore Pte Ltd. 

Major Payment Institution License from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)

Qualified Custody

✅ (support only for USD pairs) 

✅ Staking via seg wallets 


✅DvP (crypto<> crypto, crypto <> fiat) 

 ✅ OES (Kucoin, HTX, Gate) 

❌Borrow/ Lend

✅QC Cold Wallet 

✅Go Account (USD, SGD)

Self-Custody*

✅ Staking via Go Accounts (for accredited investors only) 

✅Self-Custody Hot/Cold

✅Advanced Self-Custody

✅Wallet Connect 

BitGo MENA 

Licensed by Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) to provide custody services (including custodial staking) and Broker-Dealer services.


Custody: BitGo Custody MENA FZE

Trade: BitGo MENA FZE


Qualified Custody

❌(live in Q1 2026)

✅  Staking via seg wallets 


❌DvP 

❌OES

❌Borrow/ Lend

✅QC Cold Wallet 

✅Go Account (crypto only) 

Self-Custody*

❌Staking via Go Accounts 

✅Self-Custody Hot/Cold

✅Advanced Self-Custody

✅Wallet Connect 

* Disclaimer: This offering is provided by BitGo Inc. and not by any of the regulated entities listed above (BitGo Europe GmbH, BitGo Singapore Pte. Ltd., or BitGo MENA). As a result, the offering may be subject to different licensing requirements and regulatory frameworks.

Impacts of the Travel Rule

BitGo Europe, Singapore, and MENA custodial wallets, both segregated client accounts and client Go Accounts, are subject to the Travel Rule. You will need to provide certain details when withdrawing or receiving digital assets.

Withdrawals to VASPs 

As a sender, you may need to submit basic details for all recipients during the address whitelisting process, which occurs before the first transfer. This information is only required once per address. 

To whitelist an address, navigate to the Enterprise Settings section of the platform under your Profile and click on Whitelist > +Whitelist 

When whitelisting an addressing you will need to provide:

  • The wallet address

  • Indicating who owns the address/is the beneficiary

    • You/the legal business you are representing 

    • A counterparty (individual or legal business name)

If BitGo recognizes the destination address, the information will not need to be submitted.

Reminder: segregated custody and Go Accounts require addresses be whitelisted in order to initiate withdrawals.

Requesting a VASP addition

If you do not have an address or the VASP is not included in the drop down menu, you can request to add the VASP to the directory. You will need to provide information about the VASP and the BitGo team will perform a review of the VASP. Once verified it will be added to BitGo’s known VASP list and it will appear in the drop down menu as an option to select for withdrawals. BitGo Europe’s list of VASPs is subject to continuous growth as users can request the addition of new VASPs.

You will not be able to perform or queue up transfers while a VASP review is being performed. Once the review is completed and the VASP is added/approved you will be able to perform your transfer/withdrawal.

Withdrawals to an unhosted wallet 

As a sender, you will need to complete a small deposit test (aka a Satoshi Test) to verify that you own any external addresses that are whitelisted. You will be provided with a small amount of the digital asset you are withdrawing/transferring that will need to be transferred from the unhosted wallet to your BitGo wallet. You will have 12 hours and three attempts to complete the deposit test. 

Deposits

If you receive a deposit into your segregated custodial wallet or Go Account and BitGo does not recognize the originating address, wallet admins will receive a message in the Activity section of the platform asking them to provide details about the sender. You will need to indicate: 

  • Whether the deposit came from an individual or a business and

  • Their country of residence or incorporation 

There are no third party deposits allowed in Europe. 

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