Effective
Mar 29, 2021
Canada’s CSA regime applies securities-law registration and PRU expectations to crypto asset trading platforms, including custody, leverage and...
Crypto Policy Reference
Licensing & Registration
Crypto law profiles, official sources, milestones, and related coverage for Licensing & Registration.
Enacted
Apr 8, 2027
Australia’s 2026 Digital Assets Framework Act brings DAPs and TCPs into the financial services regime with AFSL, custody,...
Effective
Oct 1, 2015
Connecticut treats many virtual currency custody, exchange, wallet and kiosk activities as money transmission, requiring a state license...
Effective
Oct 1, 2023
AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more
Connecticut’s §36a-613 sets crypto ATM protections, including disclosures, receipts, fee and transaction caps, fraud-refund rights, ID checks, wallet...
Effective
Aug 6, 2025
Colorado applies its money transmission framework to fiat-linked crypto transmission. HB25-1201 replaced the prior Money Transmitters Act with...
Passed
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Federal market-structure bill that would divide digital-asset oversight between the SEC and CFTC, set intermediary rules, address self-custody...
Effective
Feb 3, 2026
CIRO’s 2026 guidance sets custody expectations for Canadian CTP Dealer Members, including approved custodians, tiered custody limits, internal...
Effective
Apr 20, 2026
Hong Kong SFC guidance on tokenising SFC-authorised investment products, covering product-provider responsibility, ownership records, controls, disclosure and approvals.
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...
Effective
Aug 31, 2024
CBUAE Circular No. 2/2024 regulates stablecoin-style payment tokens in the UAE through licensing/registration for issuance, conversion, custody and...
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