{"id":8498,"date":"2025-08-21T20:48:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T20:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/winklevoss-backed-gemini-gets-eu-wide-pass-through-maltas-mica-nod\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T20:48:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T20:48:20","slug":"winklevoss-backed-gemini-gets-eu-wide-pass-through-maltas-mica-nod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/winklevoss-backed-gemini-gets-eu-wide-pass-through-maltas-mica-nod\/","title":{"rendered":"Winklevoss-backed Gemini gets EU-wide pass through Malta\u2019s MiCA nod"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Gemini is entering the European fray with a compliance-first advantage. Its newly granted MiCA license, coupled with an existing MiFID II approval, outfits the exchange as a fully-regulated contender against established incumbents in the bloc.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_31486026326fb3bb9f9ebe478e93c411\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gemini secures a MiCA license from Malta, granting EU-wide market access across 27 member states and EEA countries.<\/li>\n<li>The approval, alongside Gemini\u2019s MiFID II license, positions the exchange as a fully regulated competitor in Europe.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>According to an official announcement on August 21, the crypto exchange Gemini has secured a MiCA license from the Malta Financial Services Authority. The regulatory green light grants the Winklevoss twins-founded company a passport to offer its suite of services, including custody and trading, across all 27 European Union member states, plus several additional jurisdictions in the European Economic Area.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BIG news! Gemini has received its MiCA license \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa<\/p>\n<p>This approval marks a major step forward, allowing us to bring trusted and regulated crypto access to over 30 European countries. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5q3B4vvmiR\">pic.twitter.com\/5q3B4vvmiR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gemini (@Gemini) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gemini\/status\/1958513980596498488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">August 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The approval, confirmed in the MFSA\u2019s official registry, streamlines Gemini\u2019s expansion from a nation-by-nation grind to a single, bloc-wide deployment. For the EU, it is a sign that heavyweight exchanges are willing to play by its rulebook, presenting a test case for whether clear regulation can deliver both growth and guardrails in an industry that has often thrived in legal gray zones.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A license that completes Gemini\u2019s regulatory arsenal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This MiCA authorization arrives just months after Gemini secured a critical Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) license in May. That earlier approval authorized the exchange to offer derivative products to European clients.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of the MiFID II and MiCA licenses can be seen as the \u201cgold standard\u201d for EU operation, transforming Gemini from a basic crypto service provider into a fully-compliant, multifaceted trading venue capable of handling a complex array of digital asset products.<\/p>\n<p>Capitalizing on its MiFID II status, Gemini rolled out tokenized stocks for European users in late June. These blockchain-based tokens, which represent shares of traditional equities and trade nearly around-the-clock, represent the exact type of innovative financial product the EU hopes to cultivate under its new regulatory regime.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, this expansive European push coincides with the Gemini\u2019s broader ambitions; the exchange recently took concrete steps toward an initial public offering, hiring Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Cantor, and Citigroup to lead the process.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Gemini is betting on MiCA<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Gemini\u2019s leadership has expressed not just compliance with, but genuine enthusiasm for, the MiCA framework. The regulation, which fully applies to crypto asset service providers this December, represents the world\u2019s first comprehensive attempt to harmonize digital asset rules across a major economic bloc.<\/p>\n<p>For an exchange that has long championed \u201cregulation as a growth driver,\u201d MiCA provides the legal certainty required to deploy products and services at scale without navigating a patchwork of conflicting national laws.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe believe that clear regulation of the industry is the foundation of global crypto adoption, and MiCA\u2019s implementation has proven that Europe is one of the most innovative and forward-thinking regions regarding this,\u201d Mark Jennings, Gemini\u2019s Head of Europe, said in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gemini.com\/en-SG\/blog\/gemini-receives-its-mica-licence-supporting-ongoing-eu-expansion\" target=\"_blank\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gemini\u2019s approval places it among a small vanguard of exchanges to receive the MiCA nod from the Malta Financial Services Authority. According to the official <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mfsa.mt\/financial-services-register\/\" target=\"_blank\">MFSA registry<\/a>, it joins just four other crypto asset service providers: Bitpanda, Crypto.com, OKX, and ZBX.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gemini is entering the European fray with a compliance-first advantage. 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