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Law database

131 law profiles

Washington Uniform Money Services Act Virtual Currency Regime

RCW 19.230; WAC 208-690; 2017 Wash. Laws ch. 30 Act Added Jun 10, 2026

Washington, U.S.

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...

Wyoming Digital Assets Existing Law

Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 34-29-101–105; 2019 Wyo. Sess. Laws ch. 91 Act Added Jun 9, 2026

Effective

Jul 1, 2019

Banking & Financial Access Consumer protection Custody +2 more

Wyoming classifies digital consumer assets, digital securities and virtual currency under state property and UCC rules, with an...

Wyoming Utility Token Act

Wyo. Stat. § 34-29-106; 2019 Wyo. Sess. Laws ch. 170 Act Added Jun 9, 2026

Effective

Feb 28, 2019

Consumer protection Disclosure & Marketing Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +2 more

Wyoming classifies qualifying open blockchain tokens with consumptive characteristics as intangible personal property and requires developers or sellers...

Wyoming Virtual Currency Kiosk Act

HB0075; HEA No. 0019; 2026 Wyo. Sess. Laws ch. 60; W.S. 40-32 Act Added Jun 10, 2026

Effective

Mar 6, 2026

AML/CFT Consumer protection Licensing & Registration +1 more

Wyoming HB0075 creates W.S. 40-32-101 through 40-32-103 for virtual currency kiosks, limiting operation to licensed money transmitters or...

California DFAL Crypto Kiosk Provisions

SB 401; Ch. 871, Stats. 2023; Fin. Code §§3901-3907 Act Added Jun 5, 2026

California, U.S.

Partially effective

Jan 1, 2024

Consumer protection Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration +2 more

California DFAL Chapter 9 kiosk rules for digital financial asset transaction kiosks, including location reporting, $1,000 daily transaction...

California Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL)

Cal. Fin. Code Div. 1.25, §§ 3101-3907 Act Added Jun 3, 2026

California, U.S.

Partially effective

Jan 1, 2024

Consumer protection Custody Disclosure & Marketing +2 more

California’s DFAL creates a DFPI licensing and supervision regime for many digital-asset businesses serving California residents, with phased...

Canada Retail Payment Activities Act

S.C. 2021, c. 23, s. 177 Act Added Jun 24, 2026

Partially effective

Sep 8, 2025

Consumer protection Licensing & Registration Payments +1 more

Canada’s RPAA creates a Bank of Canada registration and supervision regime for covered payment service providers, including operational-risk,...

FCA Cryptoasset Admissions and Disclosures Regime

SI 2026/102, Part 2, Chapter 1 Regulation Added Jun 22, 2026

Partially effective

Oct 25, 2027

Consumer protection Disclosure & Marketing Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +1 more

UK rules for public offers and admission of qualifying cryptoassets to authorised trading platforms, including disclosure documents, exemptions...

legislation.gov.uk

Illinois Digital Assets and Consumer Protection Act

205 ILCS 731; P.A. 104-0428; SB1797 Act Added Jun 5, 2026

Partially effective

Aug 18, 2025

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more

Illinois DACPA creates a state registration and supervision regime for digital asset business activity, with disclosures, custody rules,...

United Kingdom FCA Market Abuse Regime for Cryptoassets

SI 2026/102; FSMA 2000 Cryptoassets Regulations 2026 Regulation Added Jun 4, 2026

Partially effective

Oct 25, 2027

Consumer protection Disclosure & Marketing Enforcement & Asset Recovery +2 more

UK regime designating cryptoasset insider dealing, unlawful disclosure and market manipulation as market-abuse activities, with FCA rulemaking and...

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