Kraken Secures License to Enter EU Derivatives Market

The licence was obtained done the acquisition of a Cypriot firm.

Updated Feb 4, 2025, 10:35 a.m. UTCPublished Feb 4, 2025, 10:27 a.m. UTC

Crypto speech Kraken secured a Markets successful Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) licence successful the European Union.

Kraken was capable to get the licence that volition alteration it to connection crypto derivatives products successful the artifact of 27 nations by acquiring a Cypriot concern steadfast which had the licence from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC).

"In the coming months, we volition enactment connected gathering the conditions to spell unrecorded and motorboat the products successful section EU markets.," the institution said successful its blog station connected Monday.

The speech joins others similar Bitstamp and FTX EU, which was precocious bought by BackPack, that clasp the MiFID license.

The licence is portion of Kraken's enlargement program crossed Europe. It besides acquired Crypto Facilities, a U.K. FCA-regulated crypto futures platform, successful 2019.

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