United States

Sponsored by Sen. Monique Limón

SB 401, Digital financial asset transaction kiosks; Financial Code Chapter 9

California DFAL Chapter 9 kiosk rules for digital financial asset transaction kiosks, including location reporting, $1,000 daily transaction cap, fee caps, disclosures, receipts, and July 1, 2026 licensing alignment.

Last action: Sep 29, 2024 - AB 1934 amended Financial Code §3907 to move kiosk licensing-related dates to July 1, 2026.

Next: Jul 1, 2026 - Kiosk licensing alignment date

Sponsored by AB 39: Grayson; SB 401: Limón

Digital Financial Assets Law

California’s DFAL creates a DFPI licensing and supervision regime for many digital-asset businesses serving California residents, with phased kiosk rules and a July 1, 2026 license/application deadline.

Last action: Sep 29, 2024 - AB 1934 chaptered as Ch. 945, Statutes of 2024, extending DFAL licensing dates to July 1, 2026.

Next: Jul 1, 2026 - License/application deadline

Guidance Regarding Listing of Virtual Currencies

NYDFS’s 2023 coin listing guidance sets approval, self-certification, Greenlist, risk assessment, and delisting expectations for New York-regulated VC Entities.

Last action: Jan 31, 2024 - Final delisting policies due

Regulation of the Conduct of Virtual Currency Businesses

New York DFS rule requiring a license or approved banking-law charter for covered virtual currency business activity involving New York or New York residents, with compliance, capital, custody, AML, cybersecurity, reporting, and consumer-disclosure obligations.

Last action: Nov 15, 2023 - Coin-listing guidance updated

Guidance on the Issuance of U.S. Dollar-Backed Stablecoins

NYDFS guidance sets baseline redeemability, reserve, custody, and attestation expectations for U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins issued under DFS supervision.

Last action: Jun 8, 2022 - DFS issued the guidance; it remains listed on the DFS virtual currency guidance page without a stablecoin-specific supersession note.

Next: Jul 18, 2026 - GENIUS rulemaking deadline

Sponsored by Rep. Peter A. DeFazio (D)

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Section 80603, Information Reporting for Brokers and Digital Assets

IIJA §80603 created U.S. digital-asset broker reporting rules under IRC §§6045 and 6045A, with Form 1099-DA phased in from 2025.

Last action: Nov 15, 2021 - Became Public Law No. 117-58.

Next: Dec 31, 2026 - Temporary basis-identification relief ends

Sponsored by Rep. Mark Wright (Unknown)

Virtual Currency Businesses Act

Louisiana’s VCBA requires OFI licensing for covered virtual-currency business activity with Louisiana residents and adds custody, disclosure, examination, enforcement and crypto-kiosk safeguards.

Last action: Jun 13, 2020 - Signed by the Governor as Act 341; effective Aug. 1, 2020. Later amended by Acts 331/2023, 369/2025, and 482/2026.

Next: Aug 1, 2026 - Act 482 effective date

Application of FinCEN’s Regulations to Persons Administering, Exchanging, or Using Virtual Currencies

FinCEN’s 2013 guidance applies BSA money-transmitter rules to many convertible virtual currency administrators and exchangers while excluding ordinary users using CVC to buy goods or services.

Last action: May 9, 2019 - 2019 CVC guidance issued

Sponsored by Sen. Ben Kieckhefer (R)

Senate Bill No. 398: Establishes various provisions relating to the use of blockchain technology

Nevada law bars counties and incorporated cities from imposing taxes, fees, licenses, permits or other requirements on blockchain use. SB 398 also treated blockchain as an electronic record under the state’s UETA.

Last action: Jun 5, 2017 - Approved by the Governor. Chapter 391.