Kraken secures EU MiFID license, enabling launch of regulated derivatives offering

We’re excited to announce now we have obtained a Markets in Monetary Devices Directive (MiFID) license within the EU. The license was obtained by way of the acquisition of a Cypriot Funding Agency, which was not too long ago authorised by the Cyprus Securities and Trade Fee (CySEC).

This milestone marks a big step in our enlargement technique, permitting us to supply totally compliant and controlled derivatives merchandise to superior crypto merchants throughout chosen EU markets.

The newly secured license reinforces our dedication to assembly the rising demand for safe and controlled crypto derivatives buying and selling within the EU. Within the coming months, we are going to work on assembly the circumstances to go stay and launch the merchandise in native EU markets. 

“As we proceed to increase our providers throughout the globe, our concentrate on the European market stays a prime precedence,” stated Shannon Kurtas, Kraken Co-GM of Professional & Trade. “This acquisition displays our confidence within the EU and underscores our dedication to offering a trusted, regulated setting for superior crypto merchants and buyers.”

This providing permits superior merchants to achieve publicity to a big selection of belongings in a capital-efficient and versatile method, utilizing quite a lot of collateral currencies to again their positions.

As one of the vital lively areas for crypto derivatives buying and selling, Europe represents considered one of our key progress markets. The power to supply regulated and totally compliant derivatives merchandise from an EU-regulated base aligns with our technique of increasing our choices to fulfill the evolving wants of subtle buyers.

We’ve been on the forefront of unlocking superior, regulated buying and selling alternatives for superior and institutional buyers. In 2019, we acquired Crypto Services, a U.Okay. FCA-regulated crypto futures platform, which later turned the primary licensed crypto futures platform within the U.Okay.

We stay dedicated to setting trade requirements for safety, innovation, and compliance whereas delivering best-in-class buying and selling experiences for our rising EU consumer base.

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