Gemini to launch crypto derivatives in Europe with new license

Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has received regulatory approval to expand crypto derivatives trading across Europe.
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.
According to the exec, the MiFID II license is a big milestone in Gemini’s European expansion, putting it one step closer to offering derivatives to both retail and institutional users.
Advanced traders will get perpetual futures
Gemini’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.
According to MFSA records, Gemini’s Maltese entity, Gemini Intergalactic EU Artemis, saw its license issued on May 8, 2025.
MiCA license yet to be issued
Gemini’s latest license builds on the growing regulatory progress of the US-based exchange in Europe.
In January, Gemini officially announced choosing Malta as its hub for compliance with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework.
The move came shortly after Gemini received its sixth European virtual asset service provider (VASP) registration from the MFSA in December 2024.
However, the exchange has not yet obtained full MiCA licensing as of May 2025.
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Derivatives are a hot trend in crypto
Gemini’s upcoming crypto derivatives launch in Europe is yet another milestone in the growing trend for derivatives in the crypto industry globally.
Coinbase, the biggest crypto exchange in the US by trading volume, on May 8 announced the $2.9 billion acquisition of Deribit, one of the world’s largest crypto derivatives platforms.
The deal came just a few days after rival exchange Kraken confirmed plans to purchase the derivatives trading platform NinjaTrader to offer futures trading on May 1. The firm previously said it agreed to acquire NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion.
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