Gate’s Maltese License: The Crypto Circus Finally Got a Ticket!

Well, folks, strap yer britches and hash out yer hats, because a new bird of prey has fluttered into the sky (or, more accurately, a big fat white coat in Malta’s capital). Gate, that clever cat that prowls the crypto jungle, has just snagged the Payment Institution license thrown in its way by the Maltese Financial Services Authority under the EU’s slick PSD2. Said to be a tidy, bureaucratic affair, it means the company has a shiny badge and a more polished passport for the grand march through Europe’s financial forest.

This so‑called “milestone” cements Gate’s place among the few crypto‑native firms that, by some measure of cleverness, managed to tip their hats to regulators and yet keep their bootlaces fastened on the cutting edge. In other words, they’re trying to blend the reedy old world of ledgers and iron hoops with the wild, unbridled Web3, all while looking dapper enough to please the overseers.

Mr. Giovanni Cunti, the chief thing‑doing over Gate’s Malta base, hit the record button to say, “We’re mighty proud of ourselves for picking up this Payment Institution license. It lets us forge a secure, scalable ‘bridge’ between the old‑fashioned banks and the new‑fangled Web3, delivering compliant payment solutions across the whole of Europe.” In his own wise, folksy tone, he added that the license is a turning point that lands the company firmly in the newly‑shaped MiCA sandbox. He argued, with the usual flair for drama, that it “establishes a robust foundation for future services and assures both institutional and retail customers that the dynamic European market’s rules are as solid as the sea‑breezes in Malta.”

This newly‑earned badge follows a series of earlier triumphs over the Maltese rat‑trap, where Gate had already bagged a complete MiCA license for exchange and custody shenanigans. Those victories are part of a well‑baked global compliance playbook that has recipes for Malta, Cyprus, the Bahamas, Japan, Australia, Dubai – the usual suspects and the new‑cozy “crypto‑friendly” spots.

Malta itself has morphed into a strategic homestead for European crypto ventures, offering a transparent, forward‑looking legal environment that aligns just fine with Gate’s dream of building the biggest, safest, and most innovative digital‑asset playground. Think of it as the sweetest intermittent stop on the long railroad to Europe’s newfound fintech frontier.

With this PSD2 licence in their backpack, Gate can now pad and gallop across the EU thanks to passporting rights. In short, they’re staying on the compliance train (no one sees the other side of those sticks, anyway) and will keep weaving traditional finance into the Web3 tapestry, creating a smooth, secure, and wonderfully efficient ecosystem for those that dare to ride.

As the crypto realm in Europe takes a page‑turn, Gate is, by all accounts, well‑positioned to play the leading role, driving progress, transparency, and – you bet – trust in the down‑to‑earth world of digital financial under‑pinnings.

About Gate

Born in 2013, Gate is the kind of pioneer that sees how Bitcoin’s dream can hit the market’s hard ground. Its slick platform, Gate.com, hosts more than 49 million folk worldwide, scrambling up the ladders that splash into the upper echelons of the top three exchanges by market share.

2026-02-26 14:05

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