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Law database

30 law profiles

Latvia Crypto-Asset Services Law (2024)

OP 2024/120A.1; Likumi.lv ID 353012 Act Added Jul 27, 2026

Effective

Jun 30, 2024

Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration Market abuse +2 more

Latvia’s 2024 crypto-asset services law designates Latvijas Banka as MiCA supervisor and sets local fees, powers, sanctions, and...

Luxembourg CSSF MiCAR Competent Authority Law of 6 February 2025

Mémorial A No. 38 (10 Feb. 2025); ELI 2025/02/06/a38 Act Added Jul 27, 2026

Effective

Feb 10, 2025

AML/CFT Consumer protection Licensing & Registration +2 more

Luxembourg law in force since Feb. 10, 2025 designating the CSSF as the national competent authority for MiCAR,...

MiCA: EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation

Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 Regulation Added Jun 3, 2026

In force

Dec 30, 2024

Disclosure & Marketing Licensing & Registration Market abuse +2 more

EU MiCA creates a harmonized framework for crypto-asset issuance, stablecoin issuers, CASPs, disclosures, market integrity, and supervision. Fully...

Namibia Virtual Assets Act 2023

Act No. 10 of 2023 Act Added Oct 1, 2026

Effective

Jul 25, 2023

AML/CFT Consumer protection Licensing & Registration +2 more

Namibia’s Virtual Assets Act 2023 creates a licensing and supervisory regime for VASPs and token issuers, with Bank...

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.

South Korea Act on the Protection of Virtual Asset Users

Act No. 19563; amended by Act No. 20372 Act Added Jun 4, 2026

Effective

Jul 19, 2024

Consumer protection Custody Disclosure & Marketing +2 more

South Korea’s statute requiring VASPs to segregate deposits and assets, hold reserves or insurance, retain records, monitor abnormal...

Taiwan VASP AML Registration Regime

MLCA Art. 6; FSC Order 11303860246 Regulation Added Jun 5, 2026

Effective

Nov 30, 2024

AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

Taiwan’s amended Money Laundering Control Act Article 6 requires VASPs to complete FSC AML registration before providing virtual...

Thailand Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Businesses B.E. 2561 (2018)

B.E. 2561 (2018), as amended by No. 2 B.E. 2568 (2025) Decree Added Jun 5, 2026

Effective

May 14, 2018

AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

Thailand’s Digital Asset Business Decree regulates digital token offerings and licensed digital asset businesses, with SEC/MOF supervision, client-asset,...

VARA Virtual Assets and Related Activities Regulations 2023

VARA Virtual Assets and Related Activities Regulations 2023 Regulation Added Jun 16, 2026

United Arab Emirates

Effective

Jun 19, 2025

AML/CFT Licensing & Registration Market abuse +2 more

Dubai’s VARA framework for VASP licensing, VA issuance, AML/CFT, market conduct, marketing, supervision and enforcement. Current rulebook version...

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...

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