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Law database

30 law profiles

Hong Kong Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571)

Cap. 571; Ord. No. 5 of 2002 Act Added Jun 17, 2026

Effective

Apr 1, 2003

Licensing & Registration Market abuse Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +2 more

Hong Kong’s core securities and futures statute. It empowers the SFC, sets licensing and market conduct rules, and...

IOSCO Policy Recommendations for Crypto and Digital Asset Markets

FR11/2023; IOSCOPD747 Global standard Added Jul 24, 2026

In force

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Consumer protection Custody Disclosure & Marketing +2 more

IOSCO’s 2023 final recommendations set an outcomes-based global standard for centralized crypto-asset markets, focusing on CASPs, conflicts, market...

IOSCO Policy Recommendations for Decentralized Finance (2023)

FR/14/2023; IOSCOPD754 Global standard Added Jul 24, 2026

In force

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Consumer protection DeFi Disclosure & Marketing +2 more

IOSCO’s 2023 DeFi recommendations set nine global policy expectations for securities regulators covering regulatory perimeter analysis, responsible persons,...

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

Italy MiCAR Implementing Decree (Legislative Decree No. 129/2024)

D.Lgs. 5 settembre 2024, n. 129 Decree Added Jul 24, 2026

Effective

Sep 14, 2024

Licensing & Registration Market abuse Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +2 more

Italy’s Legislative Decree No. 129/2024 adapts national law to MiCAR, designating Consob and Banca d’Italia as competent authorities...

gazzettaufficiale.it

Japan Act No. 28 of 2019 Crypto Asset Amendments

令和元年法律第28号 / Act No. 28 of 2019 Act Added Jul 24, 2026

Effective

May 1, 2020

Consumer protection Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

Japan’s 2019 amendment act updated the PSA and FIEA for crypto exchange, custody, derivatives, tokenized investment rights, advertising,...

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...

Luxembourg CSSF MiCAR Competent Authority Law of 6 February 2025

Mémorial A No. 38 (10 Feb. 2025); ELI 2025/02/06/a38 Act Added Jul 27, 2026

Effective

Feb 10, 2025

AML/CFT Consumer protection Licensing & Registration +2 more

Luxembourg law in force since Feb. 10, 2025 designating the CSSF as the national competent authority for MiCAR,...

Virtual Financial Assets Act (Chapter 590)

Chapter 590; Act XXX of 2018 Act Added Jul 27, 2026

Repealed

Nov 1, 2018

Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration Market abuse +2 more

Malta’s former VFA framework regulated initial VFA offerings, white papers, VFA services, market abuse and MFSA supervision. It...

Namibia Virtual Assets Act 2023

Act No. 10 of 2023 Act Added Oct 1, 2026

Effective

Jul 25, 2023

AML/CFT Consumer protection Licensing & Registration +2 more

Namibia’s Virtual Assets Act 2023 creates a licensing and supervisory regime for VASPs and token issuers, with Bank...

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