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🇬🇮 Gibraltar

GFSC, DLT Provider licence

Crypto (CASP / VASP) E-money (EMI)
Last verified 2026-08-15 Next review 2026-08-29

Data verified: oldest cell 2 days ago (verified 2026-08-15). Individual cells show their own verification date below.

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Licence type

GFSC permission under the Financial Services (DLT Providers and VAA Providers) Regulations 2020. The framework covers firms using DLT to store or transmit value belonging to others and, since 27 October 2025, VAA providers exchanging virtual assets for money or other virtual assets. It is a principles-based permission, not a MiCA category licence.

Verified 2 days agoSource: https://gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/legislations/financial-services-dlt-providers-and-vaa-providers-regulations-2020-4774 ; LN 2025/254: https://www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/uploads/legislations/financial-services/2019-26/2025%3D254.pdf

Regulator

Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC), with a dedicated DLT/innovation team running pre-application engagement; also the AML/CFT supervisor under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015.

Verified 2 days agoSource: GFSC - DLT providers: https://www.fsc.gi/FSC/distributed-ledger-technology-providers

Recent changes

LN 2025/254 expanded the 2020 Regulations to DLT Providers and VAA Providers from 27 October 2025, expressly capturing virtual-asset exchange arrangements. LN 2026/053 took effect on 26 March 2026 and introduced 30-day pre-notification and GFSC no-objection requirements for dividends by DLT and VAA providers. The wider DLT-regime overhaul signalled in February 2026 still has no published draft or Bill in the official legislation register as of 15 August 2026.

Verified 2 days agoSource: https://www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/uploads/legislations/financial-services/2019-26/2026%3D053.pdf ; https://gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/legislations/financial-services-dlt-providers-and-vaa-providers-regulations-2020-4774

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