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Law database

198 law profiles

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...

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 IN RFB 1,888/2019 Crypto Asset Reporting Regime

IN RFB nº 1.888/2019 Tax guidance Added Jul 9, 2026

Repealed

Aug 1, 2019

AML/CFT Custody Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +1 more

Brazil’s former Receita Federal crypto-asset reporting regime required domestic exchanges and certain residents to report crypto transactions. Effective...

Brazil Law No. 14,754/2023 Offshore Crypto Asset Tax Regime

Lei nº 14.754, de 12 de dezembro de 2023 Act Added Jul 9, 2026

Effective

Jan 1, 2024

AML/CFT Custody Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +1 more

Applies Brazil’s offshore-income tax regime to qualifying virtual assets, digital wallets, controlled entities, and trusts, with RFB guidance...

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 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,...

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...

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 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...

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