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Law database

198 law profiles

Executive Order 14178: Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology

EO 14178; 90 FR 8647; FR Doc. 2025-02123 Executive order Added Jun 4, 2026

Effective

Jan 23, 2025

Banking & Financial Access CBDCs & State-Issued Tokens Custody +2 more

U.S. executive order revoking EO 14067, setting federal digital asset policy, creating the President’s Working Group on Digital...

federalregister.gov

Indonesia OJK Regulation No. 27/2024

POJK No. 27 of 2024 Regulation Added Jun 5, 2026

Effective

Jan 10, 2025

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more

Indonesia’s POJK 27/2024 creates OJK’s trading regime for digital financial assets including crypto assets, with licensing, asset-list, governance,...

BaFin MiCAR Crypto-Asset Services Guidance

BaFin Merkblatt, Jan. 2025 Agency guidance Added Jul 6, 2026

Effective

Jan 3, 2025

Custody Licensing & Registration Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter

BaFin’s January 2025 MiCAR guidance explains Germany’s approach to crypto-asset services, CASP authorisation, Article 60 notification and domestic-scope...

AMF MiCA Crypto-Asset Service Provider Transition Regime

MiCA Art. 143; Law 2023-171 Art. 8 III; Ord. 2024-936 Regulation Added Jul 8, 2026

Expired

Dec 30, 2024

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more

Temporary French MiCA bridge allowing eligible pre-30 Dec 2024 DASPs/PSANs to keep providing crypto-asset services until 1 Jul...

Germany Banking Act Qualified Crypto Custody Business Regime

KWG § 1(1a) s. 2 no. 6; §§ 26b, 32, 46i, 65a Act Added Jul 6, 2026

Effective

Dec 30, 2024

Consumer protection Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

German Banking Act regime for BaFin-supervised qualified crypto custody of cryptographic instruments and related private keys, with segregation...

gesetze-im-internet.de

Cambodia Prakas on Transaction Related to Cryptoassets

B7-024-735 Prokor Regulation Added Jul 20, 2026

Effective

Dec 26, 2024

Banking & Financial Access Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

Cambodia’s NBC prakas sets approval and licensing paths for banks, payment service institutions and CASPs handling cryptoasset exchange,...

Taiwan VASP AML Registration Regime

MLCA Art. 6; FSC Order 11303860246 Regulation Added Jun 5, 2026

Effective

Nov 30, 2024

AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

Taiwan’s amended Money Laundering Control Act Article 6 requires VASPs to complete FSC AML registration before providing virtual...

US Gross Proceeds and Basis Reporting by Brokers for Digital Assets

TD 10000; 89 FR 56480; RIN 1545-BP71 Tax guidance Added Jun 4, 2026

Effective

Sep 9, 2024

Custody Disclosure & Marketing Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +1 more

U.S. Treasury and IRS rule requiring certain digital asset brokers to report gross proceeds and, in phases, adjusted...

federalregister.gov

QFC Digital Asset Regulations 2024 (Qatar)

QFC Regs 2024 – Digital Asset Regulations 2024 Regulation Added Oct 1, 2026

Effective

Sep 1, 2024

Consumer protection Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

QFC regulations establishing a tokenisation framework for permitted tokens, token ownership and transfer rules, QFC Court remedies, and...

thomsonreuters.com

Bahamas Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Act 2024

No. 40 of 2024; S.I. No. 54 of 2024 Act Added Jun 5, 2026

Effective

Jul 29, 2024

Custody Licensing & Registration Stablecoins +2 more

Bahamas DARE Act 2024 regulates digital asset businesses, exchanges, token offerings, custody, staking, stablecoins, derivatives and market conduct.

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