Virtual Asset Service Providers

US regulator to waive some securities laws for digital asset firms to encourage compliance
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20 July, 2022

US regulator to waive some securities laws for digital asset firms to encourage compliance

SEC Chair Gary Gensler says that waiving some rules will lead more firms to “come in and talk” at a...
HM Treasury rolls back proposal to collect data from unhosted digital currency wallets
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22 June, 2022

HM Treasury rolls back proposal to collect data from unhosted digital currency wallets

The Exchequer stated that it had not found enough evidence of unhosted wallets posing a more significant risk for illicit...
Belgium’s FSMA releases registration steps for digital assets firms
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4 May, 2022

Belgium’s FSMA releases registration steps for digital assets firms

The conditions went into force last May 1 and bind any legal person in Belgium that provides exchange services on...
NYDFS gets additional oversight authority over digital currency firms
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15 April, 2022

NYDFS gets additional oversight authority over digital currency firms

The New York financial watchdog was assigned the responsibility of developing a new assessment mechanism for VASPs in the state’s...
Singapore scales digital currency regulations as MAS gets additional power
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14 April, 2022

Singapore scales digital currency regulations as MAS gets additional power

Digital asset firms registered in Singapore but operating outside the country will now be under the jurisdiction of the Monetary...
Bank of Israel issues draft guidelines for digital asset AML, CFT
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18 March, 2022

Bank of Israel issues draft guidelines for digital asset AML, CFT

The central bank’s guidelines will potentially open up the banking system to the nascent sector, with banks not allowed to...