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Is Virtu Financial Ireland Limited regulated in the EU?

Virtu Financial Ireland Limited. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇮🇪 Ireland.

Authorised under MiCA

Virtu Financial Ireland Limited is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) on 28 April 2026 and covers 2 of 10 MiCA services in 30 EEA countries.

Virtu Financial Ireland Limited among the EU's authorised providers

Virtu Financial Ireland Limited was the 12th of 12 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in Ireland, and one of 365 across the EEA, licensed 16 months after MiCA became applicable. With 2 authorised services it is below the register average of 3.3; 217 providers hold a broader one. Its passport covers the whole EEA, something 58 of the 365 providers have notified. CBI supervises 12 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

Virtu Financial Ireland Limited is authorised for 2 of the ten crypto-asset services defined in Article 3(1)(16) of MiCA. It is not authorised for custody and administration, operating a trading platform, execution of orders, placing of crypto-assets, reception and transmission of orders, advice on crypto-assets, portfolio management, transfer services — if it offers those, that activity is outside this licence.

  • c Exchange for funds all EEA Buying crypto-assets from clients, or selling to them, against money (euro or another currency) using the provider's own capital.
  • d Exchange for other crypto-assets all EEA Swapping one crypto-asset for another with the client, using the provider's own capital — for example bitcoin for a stablecoin.

Not authorised: a. Custody and administration · b. Operating a trading platform · e. Execution of orders · f. Placing of crypto-assets · g. Reception and transmission of orders · h. Advice on crypto-assets · i. Portfolio management · j. Transfer services.

Where it may operate

Virtu Financial Ireland Limited has notified all 30 EEA countries: under MiCA's passporting rules, a licence from one Member State lets the provider offer its services across the whole European Economic Area after a simple notification.

Highlighted: countries notified for at least one service. Outlined: home Member State. Passporting is per service; see the list on the left for each service's count.

Identification

Legal name
Virtu Financial Ireland Limited
LEI
549300XG5LFGN1IGYC71 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) (Ireland)
Registered address
North Dock One, Fifth Floor, 91/92 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1 D01H7V7
Declared website
virtu.com
Authorised on
28 April 2026
Register entry updated
28 April 2026
Only the declared domains are covered. Fraudsters routinely copy the name of an authorised provider and operate from a look-alike domain. If the website you are on is not one of the addresses above, the authorisation does not apply to it — check the exact domain.

Questions people ask

Is Virtu Financial Ireland Limited regulated in the EU?

Yes. Virtu Financial Ireland Limited (Virtu Financial Ireland Limited) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) on 28 April 2026. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is Virtu Financial Ireland Limited authorised for?

2 of the ten MiCA services: exchange for funds, exchange for other crypto-assets.

In which countries can Virtu Financial Ireland Limited offer crypto services?

In all 30 EEA countries, through the MiCA passport.

Who supervises Virtu Financial Ireland Limited?

Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), the competent authority in Ireland, which is the provider's home Member State under MiCA.

Other providers authorised in Ireland

All providers from Ireland →

Source: ESMA interim MiCA register (CASPS.csv), as reported by Central Bank of Ireland (CBI). This page reflects the register as of our last sync; it is not a statement by the regulator. Methodology.