Mark Jennings, Gemini’s European head, stated, “With the commencement of our business operations, we will be in a position to provide regulated derivatives across the EU and EEA [European Economic Area] under MiFID II.”

Jennings further identified the MiFID II license as a significant milestone in Gemini’s European expansion, bringing it closer to providing derivatives to both retail and institutional customers. The forthcoming derivatives offering in the EU and EEA by Gemini will encompass perpetual futures and other derivatives, targeting advanced Gemini users.

“We will be striving to meet the necessary conditions to roll out these products across Europe in the upcoming months,” Jennings added. According to the records of MFSA, the license for Gemini’s Maltese entity, Gemini Intergalactic EU Artemis, was issued on May 8, 2025.

Despite Gemini’s most recent license signifying the US-based exchange’s ongoing regulatory advancements in Europe, it has yet to receive full MiCA licensing as of May 2025. Earlier in January, Gemini declared Malta as its center for complying with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. This decision was taken shortly after Gemini obtained its sixth European virtual asset service provider (VASP) registration from the MFSA in December 2024.

Gemini’s impending crypto derivatives rollout in Europe marks another significant development in the global crypto industry’s growing derivatives trend. On May 8, Coinbase, the US’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, announced the $2.9 billion acquisition of Deribit, one of the largest crypto derivatives platforms globally. This announcement followed closely on the heels of rival exchange Kraken’s confirmation of plans to acquire NinjaTrader, the derivatives trading platform, for $1.5 billion on May 1.

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The platform by One Trading is a trailblazer in offering BTC/EUR and ETH/EUR perpetual futures trading pairs in the EU. By securing an OTF (Organised Trading Facility) licence from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), One Trading is poised to revolutionize the trading of derivatives and introduce crypto futures within the EU territory.

This platform stands alone as the first worldwide to provide real-time settlement of all derivative positions 24/7, boasting a sub-1-minute settlement time. Recognized as the swiftest trading venue globally, it can process over 1 million orders per second and has public execution latencies of less than 70 microseconds. This is achieved while maintaining seamless horizontal scalability without any performance compromise. As the solitary regulated exchange that merges derivatives product creation and trading without external clearing, One Trading is a game-changer in the financial market infrastructure by eliminating costly post-trade processes in favour of a more clear, safe, and robust structure.

One Trading ran a rigorous testing phase before the official launch, with several market participants now live on the platform to provide liquidity. The forthcoming weeks will see the expansion of One Trading’s platform to include eligible retail clients.

CEO Joshua Barraclough commented on the launch, stating: “The advent of our perpetual futures platform marks a significant achievement in our three-year journey. We have always aimed at simplifying trading by making markets accessible, transparent, and cost-effective. Today, we are realizing that vision by introducing a fully regulated, vertically integrated onshore exchange for perpetual futures. Customers will no longer have to shoulder heavy fees in margin to access leverage, trade CFDs or resort to trading on unregulated offshore venues.”

About One Trading: One Trading, headquartered in the Netherlands, is the first perpetual futures trading venue in the EU. It is dedicated to providing a secure, swift, and scalable platform for trading crypto-assets and derivatives. With an emphasis on innovation and regulatory compliance, One Trading is setting new industry standards and offering unparalleled services to its customers. More information can be found on our Website, X, or LinkedIn.

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