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Law database

49 law profiles

Digital Assets Issuance Law (2023) — El Salvador

D.L. No. 643; D.O. No. 16, Tomo 438 Act Added Jul 21, 2026

Effective

Feb 1, 2023

Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration Market abuse +2 more

El Salvador’s 2023 law creates a framework for public offerings of digital assets, CNAD oversight, issuer/DASP registration, disclosure,...

Kyrgyz Law on Virtual Assets (2022)

Law No. 12 of Jan. 21, 2022 Act Added Jul 27, 2026

Effective

Jul 28, 2022

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

Kyrgyz Republic framework for virtual assets covering legal status, mining, issuance, VASP licensing, AML/CFT duties, advertising, and supervision.

Nigeria SEC Digital Asset Issuance, Platform and Custody Rules

SEC Nigeria Rules dated 11 May 2022 Act Added Jun 5, 2026

Effective

May 11, 2022

AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

Nigeria SEC rules for digital asset securities, DAOPs, DACs, VASPs and DAXs, covering initial assessment, issuer registration, platform...

Dubai Law No. (4) of 2022 Regulating Virtual Assets

Dubai Law No. (4) of 2022 Act Added Jun 16, 2026

United Arab Emirates

Effective

Mar 11, 2022

AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

Dubai’s 2022 Virtual Assets Law established VARA and a permit-based regime for virtual asset services across Dubai, including...

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Repealed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...

Mauritius Virtual Asset and Initial Token Offering Services Act 2021

Act 21/2021; Proclamation No. 12 of 2022 Act Added Jul 27, 2026

Effective

Feb 7, 2022

AML/CFT Custody Disclosure & Marketing +2 more

Mauritius framework for licensing VASPs and registering ITO issuers, with FSC supervision, AML/CFT controls, custody safeguards, disclosure duties...

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China PBOC Multi-Agency Notice

银发〔2021〕237号 Agency guidance Added Jun 5, 2026

Effective

Sep 24, 2021

AML/CFT Enforcement & Asset Recovery Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +2 more

China’s 2021 PBOC-led virtual currency trading notice classified crypto business activity as illegal financial activity; it was repealed...

Serbia Law on Digital Assets (Official Gazette No. 153/2020)

RS Official Gazette No. 153/2020 Act Added Oct 1, 2026

Effective

Jun 29, 2021

AML/CFT Licensing & Registration Market abuse +2 more

Serbia’s primary digital-assets statute for issuance, trading, service-provider licensing, market abuse, AML/CFT, and NBS/Securities Commission supervision.

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...

Russia Federal Law No. 259-FZ on Digital Financial Assets and Digital Currency

Federal Law No. 259-FZ of July 31, 2020 Act Added Jun 24, 2026

Effective

Jan 1, 2021

Licensing & Registration Mining Payments +2 more

Russia’s framework for issuing and trading digital financial assets, supervising registered operators, restricting domestic crypto payments, and regulating...

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