OKX acquires MiFID II license in Europe

OKX says that it should extend its institutional offer in Europe after obtaining the license of directive on the market on the markets in financial instruments.

The Sand Europe of Crypto Exchange obtains the license after the acquisition of a company linked to Malta which has the market license in Directive II of markets in financial instruments. The entity, by the announcementwill launch its operations later in the year following the relevant heads of the Malta Financial Services Authority.

Although OKX did not disclose the acquired entity, it revealed the milestone of the Mifid II license during an exclusive event in Malta.

The regulatory approval of the newly acquired entity of the company will allow it to deploy derivative products and services intended for institutional investors. Products and services will be available for institutional customers in the European Economic Area, including the 30 European Union member states, OKX declared.

“The security of a MIFID II license marks an important step in our mission to integrate digital assets into traditional financial markets,” said OKX Europe Managing Director Erald Ghoos. “With this license, we are ready to provide institutional quality services, to associate ourselves with level 1 financial institutions and to offer regulated investment solutions that improve market access and empower investors across the continent.”

Okx’s Mifid II milestone follows the historical stage of exchange of exchange accomplished At the end of January 2025. As indicated, OKX directed other industry players by becoming the world’s first world exchange of cryptocurrency to secure the full EU markets in Crypto Assets. Mica allowed the exchange to offer localized products and services, passports in the EU block.

Available products include cash, over -the -counter trading and copy trading.

The scholarship also offers more than 240 cryptocurrencies and more than 60 commercial pairs based on the euro. The OKX footprint in Europe will increase more with this MIFID II license and the supply of regulated derivative products.