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BTSE: review, MiCA, reserves and score (2026)

Costa Rica#50Updated 7/3/2026
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Summary (TL;DR)

BTSE is a crypto exchange. It is based in Costa Rica and was founded in 2018. We are verifying its MiCA status against the ESMA register. Its charliedesk score is 65 out of 100.

charliedesk score 65/100MiCA: Verifying24h volume $144M

Key facts

Founded
2018
HQ
Costa Rica
MiCA / CASP
Verifying · 7/3/2026
Ranking (CoinGecko)
#50
24h volume
$144M
Reserves
Fees (spot maker/taker)
not stated
KYC
not stated
Fiat deposit
not stated
charliedesk scoreout of 100
65
Trust · weight 35%7/10 70/100
Liquidity (24h volume) · weight 25%$144M 58/100
MiCA / regulation · weight 25%Verifying
Age · weight 15%2018 67/100

Objective composite: trust (35%), liquidity (25%), MiCA/regulation (25%) and age (15%). Unknown factors (e.g. unverified MiCA) are dropped and weights renormalised. No community votes, no paid placement.

MiCA / CASP
Verifying

We are still verifying the MiCA/CASP status against the ESMA register. Until we confirm it with a source, we do not state it, and we never guess.

Security & incidents

We have no significant security incidents on record for this exchange. This does not mean nothing ever happened, only that our curated record has nothing.

Curated by charliedesk from public sources. Amounts are the value at the time of the incident. Each entry links to its source.

About the exchange

BTSE is a leading digital asset exchange that empowers users by offering a simple and secure way to trade. Its growing suite of financial services is designed to bridge traditional finance with digital assets solutions. BTSE's innovative technology offers a set of digital financial solutions featuring multi-currency spot and derivatives trading, in addition to NFT and exchange white labels, over-the-counter (OTC) trading, asset management, and payment gateways. Additionally, BTSE provides an all-in-one order book, strict security protocols, an insurance fund, cold storage for more than 99% of assets and no withdrawal limits on over 12 fiat currencies and 100 cryptocurrencies.

Description: CoinGecko

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FAQ

Is BTSE licensed in the EU (MiCA)?

We are still verifying BTSE's MiCA status against the ESMA register and do not state it until confirmed with a source.

Is BTSE safe and trustworthy?

BTSE's charliedesk score is 65/100 (trust, liquidity, MiCA and age). We show verifiable facts with sources and never advise what to buy, the decision is yours.

Has BTSE ever been hacked?

We have no significant security incident on record for BTSE.

Where is BTSE based and when was it founded?

BTSE is based in Costa Rica and was founded in 2018.

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Data: CoinGecko (trust, volume, description, logo). MiCA/CASP: ESMA register (verifying). Derivatives and reserves: Coinglass via syndicate. Score: charliedesk methodology. We never shill or tell you what to buy.