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View articlesVirtu Financial Ireland Limited
Virtu Financial Ireland Limited holds a MiCA license as a crypto-asset service provider authorized in Ireland.
- Legal name
- Virtu Financial Ireland Limited
- Home country
- Ireland
- Regulator
- Central Bank of Ireland (CBI)
- Status
- Authorized
- Authorized on
- April 28, 2026
- Other EEA countries notified
- 29
- Website
- virtu.com
- LEI
- 549300XG5LFGN1IGYC71
- Register entry last changed
- April 28, 2026
- Checked on
Virtu Financial Ireland Limited is listed in ESMA’s interim MiCA register as a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorized in Ireland by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), with an authorization date of April 28, 2026. Under MiCA it may provide exchange of crypto-assets for funds and exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets. It has notified the register that it intends to offer these services in 29 other EEA countries under the MiCA passport.
ESMA publishes the interim MiCA register weekly. This entry reflects the version updated on September 24, 2026; the firm’s own record was last changed on April 28, 2026.
- MiCA services
- Exchange of crypto-assets for funds
Exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets - Crypto-to-fiat exchange
- Yes
- Crypto-to-crypto exchange
- Yes
- Countries notified for cross-border services
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Sources
Page URL ESMA interim MiCA register: crypto-asset service providers (CASPS.csv) https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2024-12/CASPS.csv ESMA: Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) https://www.esma.europa.eu/esmas-activities/digital-finance-and-innovation/markets-crypto-assets-regulation-mica
Questions
Does Virtu Financial Ireland Limited have a MiCA license?
Yes. ESMA’s interim MiCA register lists Virtu Financial Ireland Limited as a crypto-asset service provider authorized in Ireland since April 28, 2026.
Which crypto services can Virtu Financial Ireland Limited provide under MiCA?
Its authorization covers exchange of crypto-assets for funds and exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets.
Can Virtu Financial Ireland Limited serve clients in other EU countries?
It has notified the register that it intends to offer its services in 29 other EEA countries under the MiCA passport.
Who supervises Virtu Financial Ireland Limited under MiCA?
The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), its home regulator in Ireland. Its LEI is 549300XG5LFGN1IGYC71.
Source: the European Securities and Markets Authority’s interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers (CASPS.csv), which ESMA updates weekly. Each firm’s page shows the date its entry was checked.
