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Law database

244 law profiles

Ireland MiCA Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 607/2024)

S.I. No. 607/2024 Act Added Jul 24, 2026

Effective

Nov 8, 2024

Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration Market abuse +2 more

Irish statutory instrument designating the Central Bank of Ireland as MiCA competent authority and setting domestic supervision, enforcement...

irishstatutebook.ie

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...

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,...

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...

France Ordinance No. 2024-937 on AML/CFT Crypto Transfers

Ordonnance n° 2024-937; NOR ECOT2415928R Decree Added Jul 8, 2026

Effective

Dec 30, 2024

AML/CFT Licensing & Registration Payments +1 more

French ordinance adapting AML/CFT rules for crypto-asset transfers under EU TFR II, extending obligations to CASPs, self-hosted-address risk...

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

Germany Financial Market Digitalization Act (FinmadiG)

BGBl. 2024 I Nr. 438 Act Added Jul 6, 2026

Effective

Dec 30, 2024

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

Germany’s FinmadiG aligns national financial laws with MiCA, crypto transfer rules and DORA, creating KMAG and BaFin powers...

Germany Money Laundering Act Crypto-Asset AML and Transfer Regime

GwG; BGBl. I 2017 p. 1822; FinmadiG BGBl. 2024 I No. 438 Act Added Jul 6, 2026

Effective

Dec 30, 2024

AML/CFT Licensing & Registration Payments +1 more

Germany’s GwG, as amended by FinmadiG, brings MiCA crypto-asset service providers and certain ART issuers into AML scope...

gesetze-im-internet.de

MiCA: EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation

Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 Regulation Added Jun 3, 2026

In force

Dec 30, 2024

Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration Market abuse +2 more

EU MiCA creates a harmonized framework for crypto-asset issuance, stablecoin issuers, CASPs, disclosures, market integrity, and supervision. Fully...

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...

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