Online reports that OKX Europe announced the acquisition of a Malta company holding a MiFID II license, taking an important step in providing compliant derivatives trading in Europe. OKX still needs to obtain approval from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) and the entity is expected to be fully operational later this year. The MiFID II license will enable OKX to provide regulated derivatives services to institutional customers within the European Economic Area (EEA), covering 27 EU member states as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.