California based institutional digital asset prime broker FalconX has announced that its FalconX Limited unit has received authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA).

The authorization strengthens FalconX’s ability to serve institutional clients across the European Economic Area through a unified regulatory framework, supporting trading, custody, and liquidity solutions across digital asset markets.

All crypto services offered to clients in the EU must be made via MiCA authorised entities as of tomorrow, July 1, 2026. While many of the leading retail and institutional crypto providers have managed to line up MiCA approval, we’d note that leading crypto exchange Binance is still without, after withdrawing its MiCA application in Greece last week.

Maruska Buttigieg Gili, Chief Compliance Officer (Europe) at FalconX said,

“Institutional markets run on trust, transparency, and well-defined rules. As digital assets become increasingly integrated into the global financial system, clients expect the same standards they rely on in traditional markets. MiCA represents an important step forward for the industry, and this authorization strengthens our ability to deliver regulated trading, custody, and liquidity solutions to clients across Europe.”

FalconX serves more than 2,000 institutional clients globally, including many of the world’s leading asset managers, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and digital asset firms. It has facilitated over $2.5 trillion in trading volume and originated more than $8 billion in institutional financing since inception.

The firm’s regulatory footprint includes FalconX Bravo, Inc., the first CFTC-registered swap dealer focused on digital asset derivatives. The authorization also complements FalconX’s recently announced acquisition of 21shares, further strengthening the firm’s ability to support institutional clients and partners across Europe’s digital asset ecosystem. Together, these milestones reflect FalconX’s mission to bridge traditional financial markets and digital assets through institutional-grade infrastructure delivered within regulated market frameworks.