Ctrl Alt, a tokenisation infrastructure provider focused on digital capital markets, has secured MiFID authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), enabling the company to expand regulated activities across Ireland and the wider European Economic Area (EEA).
The authorisation allows Ctrl Alt to provide regulated investment services and securities activities in Ireland, with passporting rights extending those permissions across the EEA. The approval gives Ctrl Alt a regulated framework to support institutions, asset managers and capital allocators seeking to develop and distribute tokenised financial products.
The licence adds to Ctrl Alt’s growing regulatory footprint across multiple jurisdictions. The company secured direct authorisation from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) earlier in 2026 and holds a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) licence from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), where it became the first company to receive both an Issuer licence and a Broker-Dealer licence.
Ireland’s growing focus on digital asset infrastructure also adds strategic importance to the approval. The Central Bank of Ireland has previously highlighted tokenisation and distributed ledger technology (DLT) as areas of interest for the future development of financial markets. Ctrl Alt said it intends to contribute to discussions around the adoption of tokenised assets through its experience working with regulators and market participants.
Ctrl Alt said it has tokenised more than $1.5bn in assets as of July 2026, as demand grows among financial institutions exploring blockchain-based approaches to improve access, efficiency and transparency within private markets.
Ctrl Alt founder and group CEO Matt Ong said, “Ireland and the wider European Union are central to our plans for tokenization. We have a long-standing presence here, with a significant proportion of our team based in Ireland, and we see real momentum building across the market. The funds industry in particular is moving towards tokenization, and this authorisation positions us to support that shift as it develops across Ireland and the EEA.”
Ctrl Alt CEO, Ireland Jordan McMullen added, “With authorisations now held in Ireland, the UK, and the UAE, our regulatory position is one of the strongest in the market. The Irish authorisation also opens the EEA to us, and each licence assures clients that our activity is conducted under established supervision wherever they engage with us, strengthening our standing as we scale across Europe.”
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