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Law database

244 law profiles

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...

Wyoming Special Purpose Depository Institutions Act

Wyo. Stat. §§ 13-12-101 et seq.; 2019 Wyo. Sess. Laws ch. 92 Act Added Jun 9, 2026

Effective

Oct 1, 2019

AML/CFT Banking & Financial Access Custody +2 more

Wyoming law creating state-chartered, full-reserve special purpose depository institutions for nonlending banking, custody, payment services and related digital-asset...

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...

Virtual Financial Assets Act (Chapter 590)

Chapter 590; Act XXX of 2018 Act Added Jul 27, 2026

Repealed

Nov 1, 2018

Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration Market abuse +2 more

Malta’s former VFA framework regulated initial VFA offerings, white papers, VFA services, market abuse and MFSA supervision. It...

Virtual Asset (Service Providers) (Amendment) Act 2024

Act 22 of 2024 Act Added Jul 20, 2026

Partially effective

Apr 1, 2025

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more

Cayman Islands amendment advancing Phase Two of the VASP regime by licensing custody and trading-platform services, tightening governance,...

Virginia Money Transmission Modernization Act: Virtual Currency Treatment

2025 Va. Acts ch. 214; HB 1942 Act Added Jun 10, 2026

Enacted

Jul 1, 2026

Consumer protection Licensing & Registration Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +1 more

Virginia’s 2025 MTMA-style law creates a new money-transmitter framework effective July 1, 2026. It defines virtual currency but...

Vietnam Law on Digital Technology Industry: Digital-Asset Provisions

Law No. 71/2025/QH15 Act Added Jun 8, 2026

Effective

Jan 1, 2026

AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

Vietnam’s 2025 Digital Technology Industry Law defines digital assets, virtual and cryptographic asset categories, exclusions for securities and...

VARA Virtual Assets and Related Activities Regulations 2023

VARA Virtual Assets and Related Activities Regulations 2023 Regulation Added Jun 16, 2026

United Arab Emirates

Effective

Jun 19, 2025

AML/CFT Licensing & Registration Market abuse +2 more

Dubai’s VARA framework for VASP licensing, VA issuance, AML/CFT, market conduct, marketing, supervision and enforcement. Current rulebook version...

VARA Virtual Asset Issuance Rulebook

VARA_EN_293_VER20250519 Regulation Added Jun 16, 2026

United Arab Emirates

Effective

Jun 19, 2025

Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration Privacy coins +2 more

Dubai VARA rulebook governing business issuance of virtual assets, including Category 1 licensed issuances, Category 2 distributor-led issuances,...

Utah Public Funds Digital Asset Investment Regime (HB 230 – Not Enacted)

HB 230 (2025) / proposed Utah Code § 67-4-20 Bill Added Jun 9, 2026

Withdrawn

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Custody Government Crypto Holdings Licensing & Registration +2 more

Utah HB 230 originally proposed allowing state treasurer investment in qualifying digital assets, but that public-funds authority was...

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