Europe Common Law
Crypto and DLT founders wanting a regulated home, Gibraltar
Gibraltar's Distributed Ledger Technology Regulations were the first principles based DLT licensing framework in Europe. The GFSC issues the DLT Provider Licence on nine regulatory principles. Used by major exchanges including Bitso and historically Bullish.
DLT Provider LicenceGFSCNine principles
Start setup {placement} 4 min · no card required
Corp tax
15%
Fastest setup
7 days
Region
Europe
What you'll need
- No resident director required
- Local registered office required
- Economic-substance test applies
- Minimum capital: GBP 100
- Administrative language: English
- Legal system: Common law
Tax and treaty profile
- Corporate tax 15%
- Effective rate ~12.5%
- VAT rate 0%
- Withholding on dividends 0%
Banking and payments
- Banking takes 2 to 4 weeks with KYC
- Stripe supported
- Wise supported
- Crypto banking available
- EMI license framework available
Considerations
If EU passporting or a treaty network matter more
Gibraltar left the EU with the UK and has zero double tax treaties. Financial services no longer passport into EU markets. The Spain Gibraltar treaty addresses tax residency only. EU facing fintechs need an in bloc licence.
Zero DTAsNo EU passportPost Brexit gap