{"id":231,"date":"2025-05-21T00:12:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T00:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/kraken-launches-crypto-futures-in-europe-under-mifid-ii-framework\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T00:12:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T00:12:29","slug":"kraken-launches-crypto-futures-in-europe-under-mifid-ii-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/kraken-launches-crypto-futures-in-europe-under-mifid-ii-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"Kraken launches crypto futures in Europe under MiFID II framework"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Kraken has launched a suite of regulated crypto derivatives in Europe, expanding access to both perpetual and fixed maturity contracts under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive.<\/p>\n<p>The offering is available through Payward Europe Digital Solutions, a Cyprus-based investment firm acquired by Kraken earlier this year, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.kraken.com\/news\/euro-reg-futures\" target=\"_blank\">according<\/a> to the company. <\/p>\n<p>The launch allows eligible clients and partners across the European Economic Area to trade crypto derivatives within a recognized regulatory framework.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kraken says the platform will support institutional-grade infrastructure, local fiat on-ramps, and a range of collateral options designed to support risk management and capital efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kraken\u2019s advance into the European derivatives market<\/h2>\n<p>With the rollout, Kraken aims to strengthen its position in Europe\u2019s regulated derivatives market, a region the company identifies as showing strong growth in digital asset trading.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The firm first entered the regulated crypto derivatives space in 2019 and has since built out global liquidity across multiple instruments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEurope is one of the fastest-growing regions for digital asset trading and investment,\u201d said Shannon Kurtas, Kraken Head of Exchange. \u201cThe launch of regulated derivatives in Europe is well-timed to meet this growing demand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The derivatives products will be accessible through a MiFID-licensed entity, aligning Kraken\u2019s offerings with European regulatory standards.<\/p>\n<p>The company positions this step as part of a broader strategy to meet institutional and professional investor demand for regulated trading environments and integrated product suites.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kraken has launched a suite of regulated crypto derivatives in Europe, expanding access to both perpetual and fixed maturity contracts under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. The offering is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":233,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231\/revisions\/233"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}