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Law database

161 law profiles

Hong Kong VASP Licensing Regime

Ord. No. 15 of 2022; AMLO Cap. 615 Part 5B Regulation Added Jun 3, 2026

Effective

Jun 1, 2023

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more

Hong Kong’s VASP/VATP regime licenses centralized virtual asset trading platforms under AMLO, with SFC supervision, AML/CFT, custody, governance,...

Japan 2022 Payment Services Act Stablecoin Amendments

Act No. 61 of 2022; Payment Services Act No. 59 of 2009 Act Added Jun 8, 2026

Effective

Jun 1, 2023

AML/CFT Consumer protection Licensing & Registration +2 more

Japan’s 2022 PSA amendments created the Electronic Payment Instrument regime for fiat-linked stablecoins, with issuer, intermediary-registration, user-protection and...

Japan Act No. 61 of 2022: APTCP Stablecoin AML Amendment

Act No. 61 of 2022 (令和4年法律第61号) Act Added Jul 24, 2026

Effective

Jun 1, 2023

AML/CFT Consumer protection Licensing & Registration +2 more

Japan’s 2022 omnibus payment-services act brings stablecoin intermediaries, high-value transferable prepaid instruments, and related digital payment actors into...

CARF: OECD Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework

OECD CARF; DOI 10.1787/896d79d1-en Global standard Added Jun 6, 2026

In force

Jun 8, 2023

AML/CFT Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter Privacy & Cybersecurity +1 more

OECD/G20 global tax-transparency standard for automatic exchange of tax information on crypto-asset transactions, implemented through domestic rules, the...

Brazil Decree No. 11,563/2023: Virtual Asset Regulatory Competence

Decreto nº 11.563/2023 Decree Added Jul 8, 2026

Effective

Jun 20, 2023

AML/CFT Consumer protection Licensing & Registration +2 more

Brazilian decree assigning Banco Central do Brasil authority to regulate, authorize and supervise virtual asset service providers under...

Brazil Law No. 7,492/1986 Virtual Asset Financial Crimes Amendment

Lei nº 7.492/1986; Lei nº 14.478/2022 art. 11 Act Added Jul 9, 2026

Effective

Jun 20, 2023

AML/CFT Custody Enforcement & Asset Recovery +2 more

Brazil’s financial-crimes law treats covered virtual-asset service providers as financial institutions for Law No. 7,492/1986 purposes after Law...

Brazil Law No. 9,613/1998 AML Regime for VASPs

Lei nº 9.613/1998, as amended by Lei nº 14.478/2022 Act Added Jul 9, 2026

Effective

Jun 20, 2023

AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +1 more

Brazil’s AML Law applies customer identification, recordkeeping, internal controls and Coaf reporting duties to VASPs after Law No....

Brazil Penal Code Virtual Asset Fraud Amendments

Law No. 14,478/2022, art. 10; Penal Code art. 171-A Act Added Jul 9, 2026

Effective

Jun 20, 2023

AML/CFT Consumer protection Enforcement & Asset Recovery +1 more

Brazil’s Law No. 14,478/2022 added Penal Code art. 171-A, creating a fraud offense involving virtual assets, securities or...

Brazil Virtual Assets Legal Framework

Lei nº 14.478/2022 Act Added Jun 4, 2026

Effective

Jun 20, 2023

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +3 more

Brazil’s Law 14,478/2022 sets federal rules for virtual asset services and VASPs, requiring authorization, preserving CVM securities jurisdiction,...

Guernsey Lending, Credit and Finance Law 2022 — Part III VASPs

LCF Law 2022, Part III (VASP) Act Added Jul 22, 2026

Effective

Jul 1, 2023

AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

Guernsey’s LCF Law puts VASPs under a Part III licensing regime covering exchange, transfer, custody and token-offer services,...

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