Lithuania Sets Deadline for Crypto Firms to Apply for MiCA Licenses by Dec. 31

The assessment is "likely_true" with high confidence based on strong, consistent evidence from multiple relevant sources. Several news outlets with medium-to-high relevance and authority (coinedition.com, dzilla.com, a Binance Square post) explicitly state that Lithuania has set a deadline for crypto firms to obtain MiCA-compliant licenses. These sources are highly consistent, all specifying the exact date as December 31, 2025. They attribute this decision to the Bank of Lithuania, which is the correct regulatory authority as confirmed by the highest-authority source. The original statement's core claim—that a December 31 deadline has been set—is therefore well-supported.There is one minor contradiction from a low-authority corporate blog post (openexo.com), which suggests a deadline of December 31, 2024. However, this is an outlier and is outweighed by the consensus among the more credible sources. Several other sources were either completely irrelevant or provided only general context without specific dates. The overwhelming weight of consistent evidence from multiple, independent reports points to the statement being true, with the specific year being 2025.