Coinbase has secured a new legal foothold in Europe. The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange has received an e-money license from the Bank of Ireland.

Zeeshan Feroz, CEO of Coinbase UK, expressed in the organization’s blog that this permit will enable the trade to spread its venture into the Irish market, and furthermore empower customers from the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) to securely get to crypto exchanging administrations.

The trade opened an office in Dublin, Ireland in 2018, with the city being one of the most encouraging European capitals concentrated on crypto advancement. What’s more, right around a year later, the trade has gotten its permit from Ireland’s Central Bank.

“Europe represents a huge opportunity for Coinbase and today’s announcement is another positive step for us in the region. The approval from the Central Bank of Ireland will now enable us to expand our Irish operation and deliver a better product to customers across some of our fastest-growing markets. “ said Feroz.

Through the permit, Coinbase will have the option to verify passporting for their EU and EEA-based clients. Passporting empowers a firm enlisted in the European area to offer its administrations to clients from some other part state without requiring permitting from every individual nation.

“We are committed to ensuring that our customers have the same safeguarding and security as any regulated financial institution, and the approval of a second European regulatory authority demonstrates our position as the world’s most trusted cryptocurrency platform.”

The UK CEO expressed that this permit will encourage their main goal of making an open budgetary framework for the world.

Martin Shanahan, CEO, IDA Ireland offered his congrats to Coinbase and its most recent achievement:

“Coinbase’s choice of Dublin for this operation reinforces the strength of Ireland as a destination for financial services companies, providing a consistent, certain, pro-enterprise policy environment for businesses to grow and thrive.”

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