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Law database

49 law profiles

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Repealed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...

Colorado Digital Token Act

2019 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 12; C.R.S. § 11-51-308.7 (repealed) Act Added Jun 4, 2026

Repealed

Aug 2, 2019

Consumer protection Disclosure & Marketing Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +2 more

Repealed Colorado statute that created state securities registration and licensing exemptions for qualifying consumptive-purpose digital tokens. Enacted in...

PACTE Law Digital Asset Regime

Loi n° 2019-486; CMF arts. L.552 and L.54-10 Act Added Jul 7, 2026

Repealed

Nov 23, 2019

AML/CFT Banking & Financial Access Disclosure & Marketing +2 more

France’s PACTE Law created an AMF ICO visa and DASP registration/licensing regime. The national crypto regime was superseded...

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Repealed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...

Australia AML/CTF Amendment Act 2024: Virtual-Asset Reforms

No. 110, 2024; C2024A00110 Act Added Jun 6, 2026

Effective

Mar 31, 2026

AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

Australia’s 2024 AML/CTF Amendment Act replaces digital-currency terminology with virtual assets, expands VASP designated services, updates registration and...

BaFin ICO and Crypto Token Classification Guidance

WA 11-QB 4100-2017/0010; WA 51-Wp 7100-2019/0011; IF 1-AZB 1505-2019/0003 Agency guidance Added Jul 6, 2026

Effective

Feb 20, 2018

Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +2 more

BaFin guidance explains how Germany classifies ICO and crypto tokens case by case under securities, prospectus, investment and...

Bahamas Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Act 2024

No. 40 of 2024; S.I. No. 54 of 2024 Act Added Jun 5, 2026

Effective

Jul 29, 2024

Custody Licensing & Registration Stablecoins +2 more

Bahamas DARE Act 2024 regulates digital asset businesses, exchanges, token offerings, custody, staking, stablecoins, derivatives and market conduct.

Bahrain CBB Stablecoin Issuance and Offering Module (2025)

CBB Rulebook Vol. 6, Module SIO (July 2025) Regulation Added Jul 14, 2026

Effective

Jul 2, 2025

Custody Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration +2 more

Bahrain’s CBB Rulebook Module SIO creates a licensing and supervision framework for stablecoin issuers, covering approved fiat-backed stablecoins,...

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Bank of Russia Digital Financial Asset Operator Register Regime

Bank of Russia Regulation No. 746-P; Federal Law No. 259-FZ Regulation Added Jun 24, 2026

Effective

Feb 9, 2021

Licensing & Registration Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter Token issuance +1 more

Russia’s in-force admission regime for legal entities operating DFA issuance systems or DFA exchanges. The Bank of Russia...

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,...

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