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Law database

244 law profiles

Latvia Crypto-Asset Services Law (2024)

OP 2024/120A.1; Likumi.lv ID 353012 Act Added Jul 27, 2026

Effective

Jun 30, 2024

Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration Market abuse +2 more

Latvia’s 2024 crypto-asset services law designates Latvijas Banka as MiCA supervisor and sets local fees, powers, sanctions, and...

Arkansas Digital Asset Mining Business Ownership Restrictions

Ark. Code Ann. § 14-1-606; Act 174 of 2024 Act Added Jun 10, 2026

Effective

May 3, 2024

Enforcement & Asset Recovery Licensing & Registration Mining +1 more

Arkansas Act 174 added § 14-1-606, barring prohibited foreign parties from acquiring or holding any interest in an...

Singapore Expanded Payment Services Act DPT Amendments

No. 1 of 2021; S 285/2024, S 286/2024, S 287/2024 Act Added Jun 8, 2026

Effective

Apr 4, 2024

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more

Singapore’s 2021 Payment Services Act amendments expanded MAS oversight of DPT services, including custody, transfer and exchange facilitation,...

Argentina Law No. 27,739 and CNV PSAV Registry

Ley 27.739; CNV RG 994/2024 & RG 1058/2025 Act Added Jun 5, 2026

Effective

Mar 24, 2024

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more

Argentina’s Law 27,739 added PSAVs to AML law and created a CNV registry. CNV RG 994/2024 launched registration...

UK Digital Securities Sandbox

S.I. 2023/1398 Act Added Jun 22, 2026

Effective

Jan 8, 2024

Licensing & Registration Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter Securities +1 more

UK regulations establishing the Digital Securities Sandbox, a temporary regime for testing distributed-ledger and other developing technologies in...

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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 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...

CBN Guidelines on VASP Bank Accounts 2023

FPR/DIR/PUB/CIR/002/003 Agency guidance Added Oct 1, 2026

Effective

Dec 22, 2023

AML/CFT Banking & Financial Access Consumer protection +2 more

CBN guidance governing how banks and other CBN-regulated financial institutions may open and operate designated accounts for SEC-licensed...

Hong Kong Joint Circular on Intermediaries’ Virtual Asset-Related Activities

SFC 23EC67; HKMA 20231222-1-EN Agency guidance Added Jun 17, 2026

Effective

Dec 22, 2023

Consumer protection Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

SFC/HKMA guidance for Hong Kong intermediaries distributing VA-related products or providing VA dealing, advisory and asset-management services.

New York NYDFS Coin Listing Guidance

NYDFS Industry Letter, Nov. 15, 2023 Agency guidance Added Jun 5, 2026

Effective

Nov 15, 2023

AML/CFT Consumer protection Disclosure & Marketing +2 more

NYDFS’s 2023 coin listing guidance sets approval, self-certification, Greenlist, risk assessment, and delisting expectations for New York-regulated VC...

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