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One Step Closer To EMI License In Luxembourg
According to a disclosure by Luxembourg’s Minister of Finance Gilles Roth, Ripple is inching toward a license that will allow the firm to operate in the country. Ripple’s executives sat with Roth in Luxembourg to disclose ambitious plans for expansion into Europe in the coming months.
While not expressly stated, experts opine that Ripple is pursuing an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license in Luxembourg. If approved by local regulators, Ripple will be authorized to issue electronic money and provide regulated payment services in Luxembourg.
“Great meeting with Ripple as they advance toward securing their license to operate in Luxembourg,” said Roth in an X post. “We discussed their ambitions in Europe and Luxembourg, and I reaffirmed our commitment to digital innovation”.
Stuart Alderoty, Chief Legal Officer at Ripple, hinted that the company will use Luxembourg as a base of operations to offer a range of financial services to the rest of the EU. Alderoty disclosed that the operation brings Ripple closer to full compliance with the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation for digital asset service providers.
 
“The EU led in creating comprehensive rules for digital assets – and nations like Luxembourg are leaning in,” said Alderoty. “Ripple is excited about our future in Luxembourg and the EU.”
To clinch the EMI license, Ripple will have to establish a physical presence in Luxembourg, meet the minimum capital requirement, and incorporate proper internal governance requirements, among others.
Amid the push for an EMI license in Luxembourg, Ripple has scored a significant win for its entry into Bahrain. The blockchain-based financial technology company confirmed a new partnership with Bahrain’s Fintech Bay, designed to test new blockchain utilities while powering accelerator programs.
XRP Holds Its Own Amid Market Pullback
The global cryptocurrency market is undergoing a steep correction, sending the prices of top coins tumbling to new monthly lows. Despite the bloodbath that has seen BNB shed nearly 5% and Bitcoin threaten to slip below $120K, the XRP price has logged 1% in losses over the last day.
According to CoinMarketCap data, XRP is trading at $2.58 while daily trading volumes are up by 17.56% to settle at $10.1 billion. Despite the grim market outlook, an ex-Ripple executive has predicted a 10X price surge in the near future, while others are focusing on the $16 mark as whales increase their activity levels in the ecosystem.