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Law database

51 law profiles

DORA: EU Digital Operational Resilience Act

Regulation (EU) 2022/2554; DORA Regulation Added Jun 5, 2026

In force

Jan 17, 2025

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

EU regulation applying from Jan. 17, 2025 that harmonizes ICT risk, incident reporting, resilience testing, ICT third-party risk...

EU AML Package: Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 and Directive (EU) 2024/1640

Regulation (EU) 2024/1624; Directive (EU) 2024/1640 Directive Added Jun 6, 2026

In force

Jul 9, 2024

AML/CFT Licensing & Registration Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +2 more

EU AML/CFT package pairing directly applicable AMLR rules for obliged entities, including CASPs, with AMLD6 national mechanisms for...

EU Regulation (EU) 2023/1113

Regulation (EU) 2023/1113; CELEX 32023R1113 Regulation Added Jun 5, 2026

In force

Dec 30, 2024

AML/CFT Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter Payments +2 more

EU Regulation 2023/1113 recasts the Transfer of Funds Regulation and applies travel-rule information requirements to transfers of funds...

EU Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR)

Regulation (EU) 2023/1113 Regulation Added Jun 6, 2026

In force

Dec 30, 2024

AML/CFT Payments Privacy & Cybersecurity +1 more

EU Travel Rule regulation requiring payer/payee and originator/beneficiary information to accompany fund and crypto-asset transfers, including CASP obligations...

Georgia SB 228: State Depositories Bitcoin Investment Bill

SB 228 (Georgia, 2025-2026) Bill Added Jun 11, 2026

Expired

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Banking & Financial Access Custody Government Crypto Holdings +2 more

Georgia SB 228 proposed to let the State Depository Board permit the state treasurer to invest in bitcoin...

Georgia Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Currency

Georgia SR 391 (2025-2026) Bill Added Jun 10, 2026

Expired

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Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter Payments Privacy & Cybersecurity

Georgia SR 391 created a Senate study committee to examine artificial intelligence and digital currency use in the...

Germany Electronic Securities Registers Regulation (eWpRV)

eWpRV; BGBl. I 2022 p. 1882; FNA 4134-5-1 Regulation Added Jul 7, 2026

Effective

Oct 29, 2022

Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration Privacy & Cybersecurity +2 more

German regulation setting operational, documentation, access, data-security and DLT-specific requirements for central electronic registers and crypto securities registers...

Germany Financial Market Digitalization Act (FinmadiG)

BGBl. 2024 I Nr. 438 Act Added Jul 6, 2026

Effective

Dec 30, 2024

AML/CFT Licensing & Registration Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +2 more

Germany’s FinmadiG aligns national financial laws with MiCA, crypto transfer rules and DORA, creating KMAG and BaFin powers...

Guidelines for Virtual Asset Trading Platform Operators (Hong Kong)

SFC VATP Guidelines (June 2023) Agency guidance Added Jun 17, 2026

Effective

Jun 1, 2023

Consumer protection Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

Hong Kong SFC guidance for licensed centralized virtual asset trading platform operators, covering conduct, financial resources, custody, token...

Hong Kong HKMA Stablecoin Issuer AML/CFT Guideline

Stablecoins Ordinance s.171; AMLO s.7 Agency guidance Added Jun 18, 2026

Effective

Aug 1, 2025

AML/CFT Licensing & Registration Payments +2 more

HKMA statutory AML/CFT guideline for licensed stablecoin issuers in Hong Kong, setting risk-based controls, CDD, wallet screening, Travel...

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