On 10 November 2026, the Bank of Lithuania gave UAB DriveWealth Europe permission to provide crypto-asset services under MiCA. It lists custody and administration, order execution, and reception and transmission of crypto orders. The bank granted the same entity a securities firm licence in October 2024.
DriveWealth began in the US in 2012. The group supplies brokerage infrastructure to banks, brokers, fintechs and wallets, with existing access to US equities, ETFs, funds, fixed income and options. Central bank deputy chair Vaida Markevičienė described the authorisation as a way to broaden local financial services.
Chief executive Naureen Hassan said the group is preparing its operating infrastructure and plans to make crypto services available to partners in phases in the new year. The exact launch dates and partner-country availability have yet to be announced.
Sources Bank of Lithuania · FX News Group
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