Gemini to launch crypto derivatives in Europe with new license

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Gemini has secured a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) license from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), allowing the exchange to offer crypto derivatives in the European Union, the exchange announced on May 9.“Once we commence business activities, we will be able to offer regulated derivatives throughout the EU and EEA [European Economic Area] under MiFID II,” Gemini’s head of Europe, Mark Jennings, said.

Advanced traders will get perpetual futuresGemini’s upcoming derivatives offering in the EU and EEA will include perpetual futures and other derivatives, which will be available to advanced users of Gemini, Jennings noted.“Over the coming months, we will be working towards meeting the required conditions to launch these products across Europe,” he added.

Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has received regulatory approval to expand crypto derivatives trading across Europe.

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Author / Journalist: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz

Category: Crypto

Markets: United StatesMalta

Topics: Derivatives European Trading License Gemini Exchange Offering Europe Gemini’s Crypto Futures

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Published On: 2025-05-09 @ 13:51:25 (16 hours ago)

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