MiCA 1.0 Is Barely Live. Gate Europe CEO Already Tackles 2.0.

Giovanni Cunti just took the stage at the Digital Assets Forum 2026 in Malta. The panel was titled "Do We Need a MiCA 2.0? The Industry's Perspective." The room heard a clear message: regulation is not the enemy. Fragmentation is .

🔹 Why MiCA 2.0 Is Already On The Table
MiCA is operational. Gate Europe secured its Class 3 VASP license in Lithuania and expanded its Italian registration to cover core MiCA requirements . The framework is functioning. Cunti's presence in Malta was not about asking for less regulation. It was about shaping what comes next.

The current 800 million euro EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) package will be formally adopted in Q3 2026, with implementation starting in 2028 . The ECB is moving toward a unified digital asset supervision model . There is no regulatory vacuum. Rules are proliferating.

Cunti's panel focused on the core tension: dozens of jurisdictions inside the EU are interpreting MiCA differently . The same license that works in Lithuania requires supplementary filings in Italy and additional local approvals in Germany. The promise of passporting remains unfulfilled.

🔹 The Industry Voice At The Table
Gate did not just attend. The exchange was among 30 selected ecosystem stakeholders providing official feedback on ESMA's fifth consultation paper . This is not lobbying from the outside. This is shaping the rules from within.

The discussion covered the post-MiCA landscape, the practical gaps in cross-border licensing, and whether a consolidated MiCA 2.0 is needed to streamline what the first version left fragmented . Gate's position is clear: compliance-first, globally coordinated, locally implemented.

🔹 Malta As A Strategic Hub
Malta continues to be a central node for European crypto regulation. The Digital Assets Forum brings together regulators, exchanges, and legal experts in one of the EU's most established digital asset jurisdictions . Cunti's participation signals Gate's commitment to the European market and its willingness to engage with regulators directly.

🔹 The Compliance-First Footprint
Gate Group continues expanding its regulated licenses across Europe . Malta. Lithuania. Italy. Each jurisdiction adds another layer of operational legitimacy. The global strategy is clear: build where the rules are clear, and shape the rules where they are not yet written.

Bottom Line
Giovanni Cunti represented Gate Europe on a MiCA 2.0 panel in Malta. The message was not anti-regulation. It was anti-fragmentation. The exchange is building licenses across Europe while actively feeding back to ESMA on what works and what does not. Compliance-first is the strategy.

Friends, do you think MiCA 2.0 will streamline cross-border crypto operations in Europe, or will local regulatory differences persist regardless?