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Law database

131 law profiles

California DFAL Stablecoin Amendments

AB 1934; Ch. 945, Stats. 2024; Fin. Code §§3601-3605 Act Added Jun 4, 2026

California, U.S.

Enacted

Jul 1, 2026

Consumer protection Custody Disclosure & Marketing +2 more

California amendments to DFAL that delay licensing and stablecoin operative dates to July 1, 2026, add monthly compliance...

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...

British Virgin Islands Virtual Assets Service Providers Act, 2022

No. 17 of 2022 Act Added Jul 15, 2026

British Virgin Islands

Effective

Feb 1, 2023

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more

BVI statute requiring FSC registration and supervision for VASPs operating in or from the Virgin Islands, with rules...

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,...

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 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 BCB Resolution 520/2025: Virtual Asset Service Provider Operations

Resolução BCB nº 520/2025 Regulation Added Jul 8, 2026

Effective

Feb 2, 2026

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more

Brazil’s Central Bank VASP operating rules covering authorization, operating categories, client-asset segregation, disclosures, outsourcing, AML/CFT controls and transition...

Brazil BCB Resolution 519/2025 – VASP Authorization

Resolução BCB nº 519/2025 Regulation Added Jul 8, 2026

Effective

Feb 2, 2026

AML/CFT Consumer protection Licensing & Registration +2 more

Brazil’s BCB Resolution 519/2025 sets authorization procedures for VASPs and specified brokerage entities, including capital, governance, controller, management...

Brazil BCB Normative Instruction 701/2026 on VASP Technical Certification

Instrução Normativa BCB nº 701/2026 Regulation Added Jul 9, 2026

Effective

Feb 2, 2026

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more

Brazil’s central bank instruction sets procedures and minimum content for independent technical certification tied to VASP intermediation and...

BitLicense: New York Crypto Regulation

23 NYCRR Part 200; DFS-29-14-00015-A Regulation Added Jun 3, 2026

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...

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