Virtu Financial has secured a MiCA license, via its Irish subsidiary, allowing the firm to provide regulated digital asset services across all 27 EU member states.
Through obtaining the license, Virtu will be able to offer a suite of regulated crypto-asset services under a single framework, including trading and liquidity provision capabilities.
The news marks an expansion of Virtu’s digital asset ecosystem, and builds on the firm’s current offerings across traditional financial markets, aligning with a goal of supporting institutions looking to navigate the rapidly changing crypto-asset landscape.
“Obtaining our crypto-asset service provider (CASP) license is a testament to Virtu’s long-standing commitment to operating within robust regulatory frameworks and providing our clients with transparency and liquidity,” said Scotte Moegling, head of business development for digital assets at Virtu Financial.
Specifically, MiCA aims to deliver confidence and legal certainty for institutional clients engaging in digital asset markets, by providing a regulatory framework for CASPs across the EU.
Moegling added: “The EU’s MiCA framework provides clear rules of engagement for digital asset markets, and we are proud to be among the select group of liquidity providers ready to support institutional clients across Europe under these regulations.
“This license enables us to bring our proven expertise in liquidity and market structure to a rapidly maturing asset class.”
Virtu has been expanding into the digital assets space significantly in recent months.
The firm has been involved in several collaborations to bolster the sector, including involvement in a consortium of financial institutions in August 2025, to support Digital Asset’s first transaction on the Canton Network for on-chain financing of US Treasuries (UST) against USDC.
Similarly, in July 2025, Virtu also partnered with EDXM International to support the rollout of its perpetual futures exchange.