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Law database

244 law profiles

Bermuda Digital Asset Issuance Act 2020

2020 : 18 Act Added Oct 1, 2026

Effective

May 6, 2020

AML/CFT Consumer protection Disclosure & Marketing +2 more

Bermuda’s Digital Asset Issuance Act 2020 places public digital asset issuances in or from Bermuda under BMA oversight,...

Bermuda Digital Asset Issuance Act 2020

2020 : 18 Act Added Jul 14, 2026

Effective

May 6, 2020

AML/CFT Consumer protection Disclosure & Marketing +2 more

Bermuda’s Digital Asset Issuance Act 2020 places public digital asset issuances in or from Bermuda under BMA oversight,...

BitLicense: New York Crypto Regulation

23 NYCRR Part 200; DFS-29-14-00015-A Regulation Added Jun 3, 2026

Effective

Jun 24, 2015

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more

New York DFS rule requiring a license or approved banking-law charter for covered virtual currency business activity involving...

Botswana Virtual Assets Act, 2022

Act No. 3 of 2022 Act Added Jul 15, 2026

Repealed

Feb 25, 2022

AML/CFT Custody Disclosure & Marketing +2 more

Botswana’s 2022 Act created a NBFIRA licensing regime for VASPs and initial token offerings, with custody, disclosure, conduct...

Brazil BCB Normative Instruction 701/2026 on VASP Technical Certification

Instrução Normativa BCB nº 701/2026 Regulation Added Jul 9, 2026

Effective

Feb 2, 2026

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more

Brazil’s central bank instruction sets procedures and minimum content for independent technical certification tied to VASP intermediation and...

Brazil BCB Resolution 519/2025 – VASP Authorization

Resolução BCB nº 519/2025 Regulation Added Jul 8, 2026

Effective

Feb 2, 2026

AML/CFT Consumer protection Licensing & Registration +2 more

Brazil’s BCB Resolution 519/2025 sets authorization procedures for VASPs and specified brokerage entities, including capital, governance, controller, management...

Brazil BCB Resolution 520/2025: Virtual Asset Service Provider Operations

Resolução BCB nº 520/2025 Regulation Added Jul 8, 2026

Effective

Feb 2, 2026

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more

Brazil’s Central Bank VASP operating rules covering authorization, operating categories, client-asset segregation, disclosures, outsourcing, AML/CFT controls and transition...

Brazil CVM Resolution 175/2022 Investment Funds Framework

Resolução CVM nº 175/2022 Regulation Added Jul 9, 2026

Effective

Oct 2, 2023

Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +1 more

Brazil’s in-force investment funds framework consolidates fund rules and treats eligible cryptoassets as financial assets for FIFs under...

Brazil Decree No. 11,563/2023: Virtual Asset Regulatory Competence

Decreto nº 11.563/2023 Decree Added Jul 8, 2026

Effective

Jun 20, 2023

AML/CFT Consumer protection Licensing & Registration +2 more

Brazilian decree assigning Banco Central do Brasil authority to regulate, authorize and supervise virtual asset service providers under...

Brazil Law No. 7,492/1986 Virtual Asset Financial Crimes Amendment

Lei nº 7.492/1986; Lei nº 14.478/2022 art. 11 Act Added Jul 9, 2026

Effective

Jun 20, 2023

AML/CFT Custody Enforcement & Asset Recovery +2 more

Brazil’s financial-crimes law treats covered virtual-asset service providers as financial institutions for Law No. 7,492/1986 purposes after Law...

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