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Law database

244 law profiles

South Korea Act on the Protection of Virtual Asset Users

Act No. 19563; amended by Act No. 20372 Act Added Jun 4, 2026

Effective

Jul 19, 2024

Consumer protection Custody Disclosure & Marketing +2 more

South Korea’s statute requiring VASPs to segregate deposits and assets, hold reserves or insurance, retain records, monitor abnormal...

Austria MiCAR Enforcement Act (MiCA-VVG)

BGBl. I Nr. 111/2024 Act Added Jul 14, 2026

Effective

Jul 20, 2024

Disclosure & Marketing Enforcement & Asset Recovery Licensing & Registration +2 more

Austria’s MiCA-VVG puts EU MiCAR into effect nationally by designating the FMA as competent authority, setting supervisory and...

Lithuania Law on Markets in Crypto-Assets No. XIV-2879

No. XIV-2879; TAR 2024-13487 Act Added Jul 27, 2026

Effective

Jul 25, 2024

Consumer protection Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration +2 more

Lithuania’s national MiCA implementation act designates the Bank of Lithuania as supervisory authority, sets licensing and governance rules...

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.

Russia Digital Currency Mining Regulation (Federal Law No. 221-FZ)

Federal Law No. 221-FZ (Aug. 8, 2024) Act Added Jun 24, 2026

Effective

Aug 19, 2024

AML/CFT Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration +1 more

Russia’s Federal Law No. 221-FZ defines digital-currency mining, creates miner and infrastructure-operator registries, requires production and address reporting,...

CBUAE Payment Token Services Regulation

Central Bank Circular No. 2/2024 Regulation Added Jun 16, 2026

United Arab Emirates

Effective

Aug 31, 2024

AML/CFT Consumer protection Licensing & Registration +2 more

CBUAE Circular No. 2/2024 regulates stablecoin-style payment tokens in the UAE through licensing/registration for issuance, conversion, custody and...

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

Italy MiCAR Implementing Decree (Legislative Decree No. 129/2024)

D.Lgs. 5 settembre 2024, n. 129 Decree Added Jul 24, 2026

Effective

Sep 14, 2024

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

Italy’s Legislative Decree No. 129/2024 adapts national law to MiCAR, designating Consob and Banca d’Italia as competent authorities...

gazzettaufficiale.it

UAE VARA Marketing Regulations 2024

VARA_EN_419_VER1 Regulation Added Jun 4, 2026

United Arab Emirates

Effective

Oct 1, 2024

Consumer protection Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration +1 more

Dubai VARA rules for marketing virtual assets and VA activities in or targeting the UAE, effective Oct. 1,...

France Ordinance No. 2024-936 on Crypto-Asset Markets

Ordonnance n° 2024-936; NOR ECOT2415927R Decree Added Jul 7, 2026

Effective

Oct 18, 2024

Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration Market abuse +2 more

French ordinance adapting national law to MiCA, assigning AMF/ACPR powers, phasing out the PSAN regime, and updating crypto-asset...

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