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Matrix / Gibraltar

🇬🇮 Gibraltar

GFSC, DLT Provider licence

Last verified 2026-07-01 Next review 2026-07-15

Licence type

GFSC DLT Provider licence under the Financial Services (DLT Providers) Regulations 2020 (in force since 1 Jan 2018), required of any firm using DLT to store or transmit value belonging to others in/from Gibraltar. Principles-based (10 core principles), not a MiCA-style category licence.

Verified 2026-07-01 Source: GLI 2026 - Gibraltar: https://www.globallegalinsights.com/practice-areas/blockchain-cryptocurrency-laws-and-regulations/gibraltar/

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 2026-07-01 Source: GFSC - DLT providers: https://www.fsc.gi/FSC/distributed-ledger-technology-providers

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Recent changes

Fee increases in force 1 Apr 2025 (application GBP 45k; annual trade-fee cap GBP 90k); world-first Digital Clearing & Settlement Framework announced 13 May 2025; Restricted Promotions rules (May 2025); CARF adoption from 2026; and a DLT Regs overhaul with progressive MiCA-alignment signalled Feb 2026 (draft expected 2026). UK transitional passporting extended to 31 Dec 2026.

Verified 2026-07-01 Source: HMGoG press release 349/2025: https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/gibraltar-government-announces-new-digital-clearing-and-settlement-framework-3492025-10865

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