Keyrock, a leading global crypto investment group, announced that it has secured a MiCA licence as the company pursues further growth opportunities across Europe. The licence was secured by the group’s French entity, Keyrock FR SAS.
“A sustainable digital asset industry relies on the robust and unified regulation MiCA provides. Securing our MiCA license provides regulatory certainty as we scale our services and activities across EU member states.” commented Reza Ghadiri-Zare, General Counsel at Keyrock. “Our clients, counterparties, and business partners can have confidence in Keyrock’s commitment to the highest regulatory standards as they commit capital and engage in trading in the digital assets space.”
Through MiCA’s passporting rights, Keyrock can enhance cross-border operations in the EU, offering clients seamless market access as MiCA eliminates major regulatory differences across jurisdictions. This expanded reach, coupled with Keyrock’s robust liquidity and risk management infrastructure, supports clients as they scale their digital asset initiatives, backed by Keyrock’s dedication to institutional-grade security and transparency.
“Achieving a MiCA license not only demonstrates our uncompromising market integrity, but also signals our intent for the future,” commented Kevin de Patoul, CEO of Keyrock. “We’ll continue to drive progress in digital assets, but never at the expense of security or transparency. As we grow, we’ll provide clients with the stability and confidence required in a regulated market.”
Keyrock will continue offering services across market making, onchain liquidity, and OTC trading, tailoring every partnership to support clients’ long-term digital asset ambitions.
The licence follows Keyrock’s securing of Series C funding led by SC Ventures with backing from Ripple. Placing Keyrock at a $1.1 billion valuation, the funding supports the massive opportunity unlocked by the MiCA license, allowing Keyrock to strengthen its balance sheet, innovate across its broad service offering, and seek further acquisitions.
As one of the early crypto investment groups to fully align with MiCA, Keyrock continues to set the pace for industry standards, contributing to a resilient and compliant digital assets ecosystem and adoption across Europe and beyond.