Gemini wins MiCA licence in Malta as European expansion advances

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has secured a Markets in Crypto‑Assets (MiCA) licence in Malta from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), a regulatory step the company says will support its continued expansion across Europe.

Gemini described the approval as a key milestone in its European strategy, saying the MiCA authorisation will let it broaden the availability of its regulated crypto products to customers across more than 30 European countries and jurisdictions. The company has positioned Malta as a hub for its MiCA operations after earlier obtaining local VASP permissions.

The MiCA licence follows other recent regulatory progress by Gemini in Malta: in May the exchange announced it had received an investment‑firm (MiFID II) licence from the MFSA that will allow it to pursue regulated derivatives offerings in the EU and EEA. Gemini has said the combination of licences is intended to let it roll out a wider set of products—spot services together with derivatives—across the region.

The regulatory moves come amid broader corporate milestones for Gemini, which has also filed for a U.S. IPO and indicated plans to list Class A common stock on Nasdaq under the ticker "GEMI." That planned public listing and the European licences are being presented by the company as complementary steps in its global growth plan.

Malta’s regulator has been active in assessing and supervising firms authorised under MiCA, emphasising consumer protections and clear disclosures as new licences come into force. Gemini’s approvals add to a wider trend of exchanges seeking formal authorisation under Europe’s harmonised crypto framework. The story is developing and Gemini, the MFSA and other market participants may provide further details as the company implements its expanded EU product set.