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Law database

244 law profiles

New York NYDFS Virtual Currency Assessment Regulation

23 NYCRR Part 102; DFS-03-23-00002-A Regulation Added Jun 5, 2026

Effective

Apr 19, 2023

Enforcement & Asset Recovery Licensing & Registration Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter

NYDFS Part 102 establishes how BitLicensees are assessed for DFS supervision and examination costs, using quarterly bills, a...

Spain Securities Markets Act: Tokenized Securities Treatment

Ley 6/2023; BOE-A-2023-7053 Act Added Jul 1, 2026

Effective

Apr 7, 2023

Custody Licensing & Registration Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +2 more

Spain’s Law 6/2023 recognizes financial instruments and negotiable securities represented on DLT, setting rules for issuance documents, registry...

Hong Kong AMLO Amendment Ordinance 2022

Ord. No. 15 of 2022; Cap. 615 amendment Act Added Jun 17, 2026

Effective

Apr 1, 2023

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more

Hong Kong’s AMLO amendment created SFC licensing for virtual asset exchanges and Customs registration for DPMS, extending AML/CFT,...

Kazakhstan Law on Digital Assets No. 193-VII LRK

No. 193-VII LRK / 193-VII ЗРК Act Added Jun 8, 2026

Effective

Apr 1, 2023

AML/CFT Licensing & Registration Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +2 more

Kazakhstan’s framework law for digital assets, covering digital financial assets, unsecured digital assets, mining, licensed service providers, AIFC...

EU DLT Pilot Regime (Regulation (EU) 2022/858)

Regulation (EU) 2022/858; CELEX: 32022R0858 Regulation Added Jul 22, 2026

In force

Mar 23, 2023

Custody Licensing & Registration Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +2 more

EU pilot regime for DLT market infrastructures handling crypto-assets that qualify as MiFID II financial instruments, with supervised...

India FIU-IND AML/CFT Guidelines for VDA Service Providers

FIU-IND VDA Guidelines; S.O. 1072(E) Agency guidance Added Jun 5, 2026

Effective

Mar 10, 2023

AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

FIU-IND guidance applies India’s PMLA AML/CFT/CPF obligations to VDA service providers, including FIU registration, KYC/CDD, STR reporting, record...

India PMLA VDA Service Provider AML/CFT Regime

PMLA 2002; S.O. 1072(E); F. No. P-12011/12/2022-ES Cell-DOR Regulation Added Jun 5, 2026

Effective

Mar 7, 2023

AML/CFT Custody Enforcement & Asset Recovery +2 more

India PMLA regime treats VDA service providers as FIU-IND reporting entities for AML/CFT/CPF, covering exchange, transfer, custody, issuer...

Chile Fintech Law No. 21,521: Cryptoasset and Financial Technology Provisions

Ley N° 21.521 (Chile) Act Added Jun 8, 2026

Partially effective

Feb 3, 2023

AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

Chile’s Fintech Law brings technology-based financial services, including cryptoasset-linked instruments, under CMF oversight, with Open Finance still phasing...

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...

Digital Assets Issuance Law (2023) — El Salvador

D.L. No. 643; D.O. No. 16, Tomo 438 Act Added Jul 21, 2026

Effective

Feb 1, 2023

Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration Market abuse +2 more

El Salvador’s 2023 law creates a framework for public offerings of digital assets, CNAD oversight, issuer/DASP registration, disclosure,...

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