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Crypto Exchange Gemini Secures MiCA License in Malta, Expands European Footprint
The approval is a significant step in Gemini’s EU strategy, allowing the firm to roll out its trading products and services to customers across the region.
Aug 21, 2025, 5:32 p.m.
What to know:
- Gemini has secured a MiCA license from the Malta Financial Services Authority.
- The approval follows Gemini’s MiFID II license win in May and the launch of tokenized stocks in Europe.
- The exchange says the move reinforces its focus on compliance and positions it to roll out new products, including derivatives, under the EU’s harmonized crypto rules.
Gemini, the crypto exchange backed by the billionaire Winklevoss twins, has secured a Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) license from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), strengthening its bid to expand across the European Union under the bloc’s new regulatory framework, the company said in a blog post Thursday.
The approval marks a significant step in Gemini’s EU strategy, enabling the firm to roll out its trading products and services to customers in more than 30 European jurisdictions, the company noted.
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Europe's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, which came into effect this year, is the EU’s first region-wide crypto rulebook, designed to harmonize digital asset oversight across member states and provide legal clarity for firms operating in the sector.
Gemini has been steadily building its regulatory base in the region. In May, the company secured a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) license to offer derivatives. That was followed by the launch of tokenized stocks in Europe a month later.
The crypto exchange said the MiCA license underscores its long-standing focus on compliance as it looks to introduce additional offerings, including derivatives, to both retail and institutional clients in Europe.
Gemini is also among several crypto companies that are looking to go public. Last week, the firm said it had hired Goldman Sachs (GS), Citigroup (C), Morgan Stanley (MS) and Cantor as lead bookrunners for its planned IPO.
Read more: Gemini Hires Goldmans, Citi, Morgan Stanley and Cantor as Lead Bookrunners for Its IPO
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