Golden Finance reported that OKX Europe announced the acquisition of a Malta company holding a MiFID II license, taking an important step in providing compliant derivatives transactions in Europe. OKX still needs approval from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), and the entity is expected to be officially operated later this year. The MiFID II license will enable OKX to provide regulated derivatives services to institutional clients within the European Economic Area (EEA), covering 27 EU member states and Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway.