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Law database

244 law profiles

Brazil Law No. 9,613/1998 AML Regime for VASPs

Lei nº 9.613/1998, as amended by Lei nº 14.478/2022 Act Added Jul 9, 2026

Effective

Jun 20, 2023

AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +1 more

Brazil’s AML Law applies customer identification, recordkeeping, internal controls and Coaf reporting duties to VASPs after Law No....

Brazil Virtual Assets Legal Framework

Lei nº 14.478/2022 Act Added Jun 4, 2026

Effective

Jun 20, 2023

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +3 more

Brazil’s Law 14,478/2022 sets federal rules for virtual asset services and VASPs, requiring authorization, preserving CVM securities jurisdiction,...

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...

California DFAL Crypto Kiosk Provisions

SB 401; Ch. 871, Stats. 2023; Fin. Code §§3901-3907 Act Added Jun 5, 2026

California, U.S.

Partially effective

Jan 1, 2024

Consumer protection Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration +2 more

California DFAL Chapter 9 kiosk rules for digital financial asset transaction kiosks, including location reporting, $1,000 daily transaction...

California DFAL Stablecoin Amendments

AB 1934; Ch. 945, Stats. 2024; Fin. Code §§3601-3605 Act Added Jun 4, 2026

California, U.S.

Enacted

Jul 1, 2026

Consumer protection Custody Disclosure & Marketing +2 more

California amendments to DFAL that delay licensing and stablecoin operative dates to July 1, 2026, add monthly compliance...

California Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL)

Cal. Fin. Code Div. 1.25, §§ 3101-3907 Act Added Jun 3, 2026

California, U.S.

Partially effective

Jan 1, 2024

Consumer protection Custody Disclosure & Marketing +2 more

California’s DFAL creates a DFPI licensing and supervision regime for many digital-asset businesses serving California residents, with phased...

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,...

Canada Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act

S.C. 2000, c. 17 Act Added Jun 25, 2026

Effective

Jul 5, 2000

AML/CFT Enforcement & Asset Recovery Licensing & Registration +1 more

Canada’s federal AML/CFT statute establishes FINTRAC and imposes registration, reporting, identity-verification, recordkeeping, and risk-based compliance duties. It expressly...

Canada Retail Payment Activities Act

S.C. 2021, c. 23, s. 177 Act Added Jun 24, 2026

Partially effective

Sep 8, 2025

Consumer protection Licensing & Registration Payments +1 more

Canada’s RPAA creates a Bank of Canada registration and supervision regime for covered payment service providers, including operational-risk,...

Canada Retail Payment Activities Regulations (RPAR)

SOR/2023-229 Regulation Added Jun 25, 2026

Effective

Sep 8, 2025

Consumer protection Licensing & Registration Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +2 more

Canada’s SOR/2023-229 implements the RPAA through payment-service-provider registration, operational-risk and incident controls, end-user fund safeguarding, reporting, recordkeeping and...

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