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.
The contract itself does not change by geography: a SPCX perpetual settles in USDC everywhere.
13 venues open SpaceX perps to traders in Austria.
ApeX
Aster
Avantis
gTrade
Helix
Hyperliquid
Lighter
Ondo
Pacifica
Paradex
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 SpaceX from Austria: legal.
Austria traders can fund SpaceX positions using SEPA bank transfer (EUR).
17 platforms serve Austria for SpaceX trading, among them Aevo, ApeX and Aster.
Canborsa offers up to 20x leverage on SpaceX for traders based in Austria.
Canborsa charges 0.07% per side (0.14% round trip) on SpaceX.