Overview
- The Maltese Financial Services Authority granted Blockchain.com authorization under the EU’s MiCA regime, allowing operations across all 30 EEA markets via passporting.
- The company plans to offer secure digital asset custody and self‑custody wallets, plus enterprise treasury and compliance tools, with localized products for European customers.
- Fiorentina D’Amore, chair of Malta’s Financial Institutions Association, was appointed to head EU operations and execute the regional expansion strategy.
- CEO Peter Smith called the approval a major step and identified Malta as the firm’s European hub for scaling services.
- The license arrives as EU authorities review Malta’s supervisory approach and warn about potential forum shopping, and it complements Blockchain.com’s MAS MPI approval in Singapore and reported U.S. listing discussions.