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Bahamas Crypto Licensing: DARE 2024
In force / passed In force / passed: 29 Jul 2024 (in force)
- Regulator
- Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB)
- Legal basis
- Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Act, 2024 (DARE 2024)
SCB · Gazetted DARE Act 2024 (PDF) - Official register
- SCB list of registered DARE firms (30 Apr 2026) · Format: PDF
What Is Changing
The Bahamas regulates digital asset businesses under DARE 2024, in force since 29 July 2024 and supervised by the Securities Commission. The SCB publishes a periodic list of registered firms.
Timeline
- in force
The Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Act, 2024 comes into force, replacing DARE 2020 with a broader registration regime for digital asset businesses, including stablecoin and staking rules.
Sources: SCB · Gazetted DARE Act 2024 (PDF) official
- regulator notice
Latest SCB list of registered DARE firms (as at 30 April 2026).
Sources: SCB · DARE firms as at 30 April 2026 (PDF) official
A company-level tracker for Bahamas is in preparation. This page covers the rules and dates only. CSV
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VASP Tracker, “Bahamas crypto licensing: DARE 2024”, https://vasptracker.com/en/bs/ (21 Oct 2026), CC BY 4.0.