Effective
Mar 10, 2018
Mexico’s Fintech Law defines virtual assets and gives Banco de México control over which assets and ITF transactions...
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AML/CFT
Crypto law profiles, official sources, milestones, and related coverage for AML/CFT.
Effective
Jul 23, 2017
AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more
Washington regulates covered virtual-currency transmission under its Uniform Money Services Act, requiring money transmitter licensing, disclosures, like-kind holdings...
Effective
Jun 26, 2017
AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +1 more
UK-wide AML/CFT regulations imposing risk assessment, due diligence, record-keeping and supervisory duties. As amended, they require FCA registration...
Effective
Jun 24, 2015
AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more
New York DFS rule requiring a license or approved banking-law charter for covered virtual currency business activity involving...
Effective
Jun 24, 2015
AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more
New York charter route for virtual currency entities operating as limited purpose trust companies under DFS approval, supervision,...
Effective
Mar 18, 2013
AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more
FinCEN’s BSA regime treating certain CVC administrators and exchangers as money transmitters/MSBs, with registration, AML program, SAR, CTR,...
Effective
Mar 18, 2013
FinCEN’s 2013 guidance applies BSA money-transmitter rules to many convertible virtual currency administrators and exchangers while excluding ordinary...
Effective
Apr 1, 2012
AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more
Hong Kong’s AML/CFT statute for CDD, recordkeeping, supervision and licensing across covered financial, DNFBP, money service, precious-metals and...
Effective
Apr 1, 2010
AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more
Japan’s Payment Services Act is the core framework for crypto-asset exchange services and electronic payment instruments, including stablecoin-related...
Effective
Feb 1, 2002
Russia’s general AML/CFT statute treats digital currency as property and applies identification, risk-control, reporting, freezing, recordkeeping, and anti-tipping-off...
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