Gibraltar is moving quickly to position itself at the forefront of technologies, with prediction markets and tokenisation now central to its regulatory strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking ahead of his trip to Consensus Miami<\/strong>, Justice, Trade and Industry Minister Nigel Feetham <\/strong>made clear the direction of travel \u2013 act early, or risk being left behind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n His comments underline a deliberate push to expand Gibraltar\u2019s existing digital assets and gaming ecosystem into adjacent verticals, as he said it will look to \u2018intend to lead from the front\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gibraltar\u2019s jump into predictions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The jurisdiction has already begun licensing operators in the prediction markets space, signalling a willingness to move faster than larger regulators still assessing how to classify and supervise the vertical.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Countries including the UK, France and the Netherlands have all said that prediction markets would need to apply for gambling licences \u2013 something which most would not be willing to do as this would effectively be stating that they are gambling companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Feetham framed the speed at which the much-discussed ADI Predictstreet <\/strong>was licensed in Gibraltar as a competitive advantage as opposed to a regulatory risk, with further applications already in progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He also made reference to US President Donald Trump,<\/strong> whose administration has been much more friendly to predictions than that of his predecessor, Joe Biden.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)<\/strong> has gone from being very opposed to predictions under Biden to being at first more neutral and then outright supportive under Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Trump is right. In a fast-moving global market, countries that stand still risk being left behind,\u201d said Feetham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat is why Gibraltar is moving at pace across key digital sectors, including AI, digital assets, and prediction markets, supporting innovation and expanding the ecosystem we have already built.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have chosen to act early on the licensing of prediction markets because Gibraltar is not only ensuring it is not left behind, we intend to lead from the front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are already seeing strong interest following the recent licensing of an operator and expect to progress a number of new applications.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gibraltar keeps eye on emerging tech<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tokenisation is next. Draft legislation is complete and expected to be published shortly, following commitments made earlier this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The aim is to create a structured framework that allows tokenised assets to develop within a regulated environment, mirroring Gibraltar\u2019s earlier approach to digital assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n