Spot crypto is legal and the service side is supervised: MiCAR applies directly, and the Austrian accompanying act, the MiCA-Verordnung-Vollzugsgesetz (MiCA-VVG), was passed by the National Council on 3 July 2024 and entered into force on 20 July 2024, naming the FMA as the competent authority. Buying, holding and selling crypto-assets as a retail investor is unrestricted, and market abuse in crypto-assets is prosecuted as an administrative offence under sections 13 and following of the MiCA-VVG, with fines up to EUR 5 million for individuals and EUR 15 million or 15 percent of annual turnover for legal persons.
A perpetual on NBIS tracks price and does not confer ownership of the underlying — the same contract mechanics apply in every jurisdiction; what differs by country is legal status and funding rails.
8 venues open Nebius Group perps to traders in Austria.
Aster
gTrade
Hyperliquid
Lighter
Ondo
VestFour steps from sign-up to an open position.
27.5% special tax rate (besonderer Steuersatz) on income from cryptocurrencies. Section 27(1) EStG counts income from cryptocurrencies among income from capital assets; section 27b defines that income as current income plus income from realised increases in value; section 27a(1) no. 2 sets the special rate at 27.5% for everything other than bank deposits and unsecuritised bank claims, which take 25%.
Trading Nebius Group from Austria: legal.
11 platforms serve Austria for Nebius Group trading, among them Aevo, Aster and Extended.
On Canborsa, traders in Austria can use up to 10x leverage on Nebius Group.
On Canborsa, Nebius Group trading from Austria costs 0.07% per side.