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