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Dated items built from the site's sourced data, not rewritten market news: every verified regulatory change and every tracker launch, each with official source links and an access date. RSS feed.
Tracker launch · Seychelles
New Seychelles Tracker Covers 9 Crypto Firms (FSA Seychelles)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for Seychelles on 22 Oct 2026, built from official records (Financial Services Authority (FSA) Seychelles).
Source: FSA Seychelles register official · FSA official
Tracker launch · Uzbekistan
New Uzbekistan Tracker Covers 19 Crypto Firms (NAPP)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for Uzbekistan on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (National Agency of Perspective Projects (NAPP)).
Source: NAPP register official · Lex.uz official
Tracker launch · United States
New United States Tracker Covers 45 Crypto Firms (OCC · NYDFS)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for United States on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (OCC · Federal Reserve · FDIC · NCUA · state regulators · Treasury).
Source: Act text official · Federal Register official
Tracker launch · United Kingdom
New United Kingdom Tracker Covers 68 Crypto Firms (FCA)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for United Kingdom on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)).
Source: FCA register official · FCA official
Tracker launch · United Arab Emirates
New United Arab Emirates Tracker Covers 64 Crypto Firms (VARA)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for United Arab Emirates on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE)).
Source: VARA official · CBUAE Rulebook official
Tracker launch · Türkiye
New Türkiye Tracker Covers 112 Crypto Firms (SPK)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for Türkiye on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Capital Markets Board (SPK)).
Source: SPK register official · SPK official
Tracker launch · Taiwan
New Taiwan Tracker Covers 29 Crypto Firms (FSC)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for Taiwan on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC)).
Source: FSC official · Virtual Asset Service Act official
Tracker launch · Switzerland
New Switzerland Tracker Covers 8 Crypto Firms (FINMA)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for Switzerland on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (FINMA (proposed) · Federal Council / SIF).
Source: FINMA register official · Source official
Tracker launch · South Korea
New South Korea Tracker Covers 85 Crypto Firms (FIU · FSC)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for South Korea on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Financial Services Commission (FSC)).
Tracker launch · South Africa
New South Africa Tracker Covers 310 Crypto Firms (FSCA)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for South Africa on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA)).
Source: FSCA register official · FSCA official
Tracker launch · Singapore
New Singapore Tracker Covers 35 Crypto Firms (MAS)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for Singapore on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)).
Source: MAS register official · MAS official
Tracker launch · Philippines
New Philippines Tracker Covers 9 Crypto Firms (BSP)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for Philippines on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)).
Source: BSP register official · M-2026-023 official
Tracker launch · Nigeria
New Nigeria Tracker Covers 16 Crypto Firms (SEC)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for Nigeria on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria).
Source: SEC register official · SEC press statement official
Tracker launch · Malaysia
New Malaysia Tracker Covers 51 Crypto Firms (SC)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for Malaysia on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Securities Commission Malaysia (SC)).
Source: SC register official · SC release official
Tracker launch · Liechtenstein
New Liechtenstein Tracker Covers 46 Crypto Firms (FMA · ESMA)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for Liechtenstein on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Finanzmarktaufsicht Liechtenstein (FMA)).
Source: FMA · ESMA register official · FMA-Register official
Tracker launch · Kazakhstan
New Kazakhstan Tracker Covers 42 Crypto Firms (AFSA)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for Kazakhstan on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA)).
Source: AFSA register official
Tracker launch · Japan
New Japan Tracker Covers 36 Crypto Firms (FSA)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for Japan on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Financial Services Agency (FSA)).
Source: FSA register official · Act text official
Tracker launch · India
New India Tracker Covers 102 Crypto Firms (FIU-IND)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for India on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Financial Intelligence Unit – India (FIU-IND)).
Source: FIU-IND register official · FIU-IND official
Tracker launch · Hong Kong
New Hong Kong Tracker Covers 37 Crypto Firms (SFC · HKMA)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for Hong Kong on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (HKMA (stablecoins) · SFC (virtual asset trading platforms)).
Source: SFC · HKMA register official · SFC lists official
Tracker launch · Georgia
New Georgia Tracker Covers 44 Crypto Firms (NBG)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for Georgia on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (National Bank of Georgia (NBG)).
Source: NBG register official · NBG register official
Tracker launch · European Union
New European Union Tracker Covers 375 Crypto Firms (ESMA · NCAs)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for European Union on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (National competent authorities · ESMA).
Source: ESMA · NCAs register official · EUR-Lex official
Tracker launch · El Salvador
New El Salvador Tracker Covers 285 Crypto Firms (BCR)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for El Salvador on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Comisión Nacional de Activos Digitales (CNAD) · Banco Central de Reserva (BCR)).
Source: BCR register official
Tracker launch · Canada
New Canada Tracker Covers 33 Crypto Firms (OSC · FINTRAC)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for Canada on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Bank of Canada).
Tracker launch · Bermuda
New Bermuda Tracker Covers 51 Crypto Firms (BMA)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for Bermuda on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA)).
Source: BMA register official
Tracker launch · Australia
New Australia Tracker Covers 28 Crypto Firms (AUSTRAC · ASIC)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for Australia on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)).
Source: AUSTRAC · ASIC register official · ASIC official
Tracker launch · Argentina
New Argentina Tracker Covers 80 Crypto Firms (CNV)
VASP Tracker published a company-level tracker for Argentina on 21 Oct 2026, built from official records (Comisión Nacional de Valores (CNV)).
Source: CNV official · RG 1058/2025 official
Regulatory change · United States
United States: OCC Announces Final Rule Implementing the GENIUS Act
The OCC announces a final rule implementing the GENIUS Act for permitted and foreign payment stablecoin issuers under its jurisdiction and certain custody activities by OCC-supervised entities. Bank Secrecy Act, AML and OFAC rules will follow in a separate rulemaking. The OCC states that the rule and the Act take effect on 18 January 2027.
Source: OCC News Release 2026-92 official
Regulatory change · Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Regulator Notice on NAPP Licensing
NAPP's register shows crypto-exchange licence CE #0007 issued to COINPAY on 12 October 2026, the most recent crypto-exchange licence listed.
Source: NAPP · Register of licences official
Regulatory change · United States
United States: New Rules Published Under GENIUS Act
Treasury publishes an interim final rule on the review of state certifications. The notice states that the Act's effective date is expected to be 18 January 2027.
Source: Federal Register 2026-19966 official
Regulatory change · United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Applications Open Under FCA Cryptoasset Regime
The FCA application window opens at 9:00. Firms apply for authorisation, or for a variation of permission, through FCA Connect.
Source: FCA · Direction under reg. 52 official · FCA · Press release, 30 Sep 2026 official
Regulatory change · United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Transition Period Ends Under CBUAE Decree-Law 6/2025
End of the one-year period for persons subject to the law to bring their positions into line (Art. 184). The CBUAE Board may extend it; we found no published general extension (checked 21 Oct 2026).
Source: CBUAE Rulebook · Art. 184 official
Regulatory change · Pakistan
Pakistan: Application Deadline Under Virtual Assets Act 2026
Deadline for transitional persons to submit an NOC application, or cease operations (s. 70). A complete application lets them continue while it is pending, subject to PVARA's interim directives.
Source: PVARA · Home (transitional persons) official · Virtual Assets Act, 2026, s. 70 official
Regulatory change · Poland
Poland: Veto Upheld on MiCA
The Sejm fails to override the veto on the third act: 241 for, 198 against, 3 abstentions, short of the 3/5 majority required.
Source: Sejm · Komunikat, 64. posiedzenie official · Sejm API · legislative process, print 2529 official
Regulatory change · Russia
Russia: Crypto Circulation Law Provisions Take Effect
The law comes into effect.
Source: Bank of Russia · 21 Jul 2026 official
Regulatory change · Pakistan
Pakistan: New Rules Published Under Virtual Assets Act 2026
The Virtual Asset Services Regulations, 2026 and the Activity Specific Regulations, 2026 are notified in the Gazette and take effect. Licensing runs in steps: a No-Objection Certificate (NOC, valid 3 months), then incorporation in Pakistan, then a licence application decided within 90 days.
Source: PVARA · Licensing FAQ official
Regulatory change · Japan
Japan: FIEA Crypto Amendment Provisions Take Effect
First provisions take effect 20 days after promulgation: higher penalties for unregistered business and new criminal-investigation powers for the SESC.
Source: FSA · Press release, 29 Jul 2026 official
Regulatory change · Russia
Russia: Crypto Circulation Law Promulgated
Signed and officially published as Federal Law No. 282-FZ of 4 August 2026 'On Digital Currencies and Digital Rights'.
Source: Official legal portal · Federal Law No. 282-FZ official
Regulatory change · Taiwan
Taiwan: Virtual Asset Service Act Promulgated
The Act is promulgated. It is not yet in force; the Executive Yuan sets the effective date (Art. 56).
Source: FSC law database official
Regulatory change · Kenya
Kenya: New Rules Published Under VASP Act 2025
The Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulations, 2026 (Legal Notice 134 of 2026) are published in the Kenya Gazette and commence the same day. They set out licence applications, capital, governance, consumer-protection, stablecoin and tokenisation rules; the regulator must decide a complete application within 30 days (reg. 6(4)).
Source: Kenya Law · Legal Notice 134 of 2026 official
Regulatory change · Russia
Russia: Law Adopted (Crypto Circulation Law)
The State Duma adopts the law in second and third readings.
Source: Bank of Russia · 21 Jul 2026 official
Regulatory change · Malaysia
Malaysia: Regulator Notice on DAX Regime
Latest update (20 July 2026) of the SC list of registered digital asset exchanges.
Source: SC · List of registered DAX official
Regulatory change · Japan
Japan: Law Adopted (FIEA Crypto Amendment)
The Diet enacts the Act. Crypto-asset trading regulation moves from the Payment Services Act to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
Source: FSA · 221st Diet bills official · FSA · Bill outline (PDF) official
Regulatory change · Spain
Spain: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
The 18-month transitional period notified to ESMA ends: firms relying on national law must now hold a MiCA authorisation (Art. 143(3) caps all periods at 1 July 2026).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official · CNMV · MiCA: transitional regime official · CNMV · Communication on the end of the transitional period (15 Jun 2026) official
Regulatory change · Romania
Romania: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
The 18-month transitional period notified to ESMA ends: firms relying on national law must now hold a MiCA authorisation (Art. 143(3) caps all periods at 1 July 2026).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Portugal
Portugal: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
The 18-month transitional period notified to ESMA ends: firms relying on national law must now hold a MiCA authorisation (Art. 143(3) caps all periods at 1 July 2026).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Poland
Poland: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
The MiCA transitional period (Art. 143(3)) ends. Because no implementing act is in force, no Polish authority, including the KNF, has been designated as competent authority, so CASP authorisations cannot be obtained in Poland.
Source: KNF · Komunikat, 23.06.2026 official
Regulatory change · Malta
Malta: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
The 18-month transitional period notified to ESMA ends: firms relying on national law must now hold a MiCA authorisation (Art. 143(3) caps all periods at 1 July 2026).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
The 18-month transitional period notified to ESMA ends: firms relying on national law must now hold a MiCA authorisation (Art. 143(3) caps all periods at 1 July 2026).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA (EEA)
End of the transitional period for TT service providers registered under the TVTG whose business now falls under MiCA.
Source: FMA · MiCAR official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Italy
Italy: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
The 18-month transitional period notified to ESMA ends: firms relying on national law must now hold a MiCA authorisation (Art. 143(3) caps all periods at 1 July 2026).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Iceland
Iceland: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA (EEA)
From this date, VASPs registered under the AML Act may no longer provide services without a licence from the Central Bank.
Source: Central Bank of Iceland · Notice official
Regulatory change · Greece
Greece: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
The 18-month transitional period notified to ESMA ends: firms relying on national law must now hold a MiCA authorisation (Art. 143(3) caps all periods at 1 July 2026).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · France
France: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
The 18-month transitional period notified to ESMA ends: firms relying on national law must now hold a MiCA authorisation (Art. 143(3) caps all periods at 1 July 2026).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · European Union
European Union: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
The last national transitional periods end. Art. 143(3) caps all of them at 1 July 2026.
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA75-113276571-1710 official
Regulatory change · Estonia
Estonia: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
The 18-month transitional period notified to ESMA ends: firms relying on national law must now hold a MiCA authorisation (Art. 143(3) caps all periods at 1 July 2026).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Denmark
Denmark: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
The 18-month transitional period notified to ESMA ends: firms relying on national law must now hold a MiCA authorisation (Art. 143(3) caps all periods at 1 July 2026).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Czechia
Czechia: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
The 18-month transitional period notified to ESMA ends: firms relying on national law must now hold a MiCA authorisation (Art. 143(3) caps all periods at 1 July 2026).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Cyprus
Cyprus: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
The 18-month transitional period notified to ESMA ends: firms relying on national law must now hold a MiCA authorisation (Art. 143(3) caps all periods at 1 July 2026).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Croatia
Croatia: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
The 18-month transitional period notified to ESMA ends: firms relying on national law must now hold a MiCA authorisation (Art. 143(3) caps all periods at 1 July 2026).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
The 18-month transitional period notified to ESMA ends: firms relying on national law must now hold a MiCA authorisation (Art. 143(3) caps all periods at 1 July 2026).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Belgium
Belgium: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
The 18-month transitional period notified to ESMA ends: firms relying on national law must now hold a MiCA authorisation (Art. 143(3) caps all periods at 1 July 2026).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Taiwan
Taiwan: Law Adopted (Virtual Asset Service Act)
The Legislative Yuan passes the Virtual Asset Service Act on third reading.
Source: FSC · Press release, 30 Jun 2026 official
Regulatory change · Norway
Norway: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA (EEA)
End of the extended transitional period. Providers without MiCA authorisation are expected to wind down in an orderly way.
Source: Finanstilsynet · Extension official · Finanstilsynet · Statement on the end of the transitional period official
Regulatory change · European Union
European Union: Regulator Notice on MiCA
ESMA public statement: unauthorised CASPs must immediately stop onboarding EU clients and wind down in an orderly way.
Source: ESMA75-113276571-1710 official
Regulatory change · Poland
Poland: Regulator Notice on MiCA
IAS Katowice: an entry in the Polish virtual-currency register is not a MiCA authorisation and gives no right to operate after 1 July 2026.
Source: gov.pl · IAS Katowice official · KNF · Komunikat, 23.06.2026 official
Regulatory change · Ukraine
Ukraine: Regulator Notice on Draft VA Law
The NSSMC reports that the virtual assets bill, which passed first reading in September 2025, makes the NSSMC the main crypto-market regulator and the National Bank of Ukraine the supervisor of e-money tokens. The chair expects the new law to apply from 2027.
Source: NSSMC · News, 15 Jun 2026 official
Regulatory change · Philippines
Philippines: New Rules Published Under BSP VASP Licensing
BSP coin and token listing guidelines for VASPs (Memorandum M-2026-023); privacy coins may not be listed or supported.
Source: BSP · Memorandum M-2026-023 official
Regulatory change · Poland
Poland: Law Adopted (MiCA)
The Sejm passes a third act on the crypto-asset market (print 2529, considered jointly with prints 2363, 2528 and 2530): 241 for, 200 against. It would designate the KNF as supervisor. The President vetoes it on 11 June 2026.
Source: Sejm API · legislative process, print 2529 official · Sejm · Komunikat, 64. posiedzenie official
Regulatory change · Bahamas
Bahamas: Regulator Notice on DARE 2024
Latest SCB list of registered DARE firms (as at 30 April 2026).
Source: SCB · DARE firms as at 30 April 2026 (PDF) official
Regulatory change · Poland
Poland: Veto Upheld on MiCA
The President vetoed the second act (motion dated 12 February 2026). The Sejm fails to override the veto: 243 for, 191 against, 3 abstentions, short of the 3/5 majority required.
Source: Sejm API · legislative process, print 2064 official
Regulatory change · European Union
European Union: Regulator Notice on MiCA
ESMA statement: after 1 July 2026, any entity providing crypto-asset services to EU clients without a MiCA licence is in breach of EU law.
Source: ESMA75-113276571-1679 official
Regulatory change · Japan
Japan: Bill Submitted (FIEA Crypto Amendment)
The government submits the bill to the Diet.
Source: FSA · 221st Diet bills official
Regulatory change · Hong Kong
Hong Kong: First Licences Under Stablecoin and VA Licensing
HKMA grants the first two stablecoin issuer licences, to Anchorpoint Financial Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.
Source: HKMA · Press release, 10 Apr 2026 official · HKMA · Register of licensees official
Regulatory change · Australia
Australia: Digital Assets Framework Act Receives Assent
Royal Assent.
Source: ASIC · Roadmap official
Regulatory change · Australia
Australia: Law Adopted (Digital Assets Framework Act)
Parliament passes the Digital Assets Framework Act.
Source: ASIC · Roadmap for digital assets law reform official
Regulatory change · South Africa
South Africa: Regulator Notice on FAIS CASP Licensing
By the end of its 2025/26 financial year the FSCA had received 533 CASP licence applications: 310 approved, 17 declined, 124 withdrawn. It had opened 81 investigations into suspected unlicensed CASP businesses.
Source: FSCA · Press release, 15 Apr 2026 official
Regulatory change · Türkiye
Türkiye: Deadline Extended Under SPK Licensing
SPK decision 18/617 extends two deadlines: providers on the 'operating list' to obtain authorisation, and platforms to sign and file custody agreements. The new deadline will be set after SPK-authorised custodians begin providing custody to platforms widely.
Source: SPK Bulletin 2026/18 official
Regulatory change · Canada
Canada: Stablecoin Act Receives Assent
The Stablecoin Act receives Royal Assent, enacted by section 600 of the 2026 budget implementation statute (S.C. 2026, c. 3).
Source: Justice Laws · Stablecoin Act official
Regulatory change · Pakistan
Pakistan: Cut-Off Date Under Virtual Assets Act 2026
PVARA treats persons operating on or before 5 March 2026 as 'transitional persons' under section 70 of the Virtual Assets Act, 2026.
Source: PVARA · Home (transitional persons) official
Regulatory change · Switzerland
Switzerland: Consultation Closes on FinIA Revision
The consultation on the draft creating two new licence types closes: payment instrument institutions, which could issue stablecoins, and crypto institutions for custody and trading.
Source: Federal Council official
Regulatory change · Brazil
Brazil: SPSAV Provisions Take Effect
Resolution 520 takes effect.
Source: Res. BCB 520 official
Regulatory change · Vietnam
Vietnam: Applications Open Under Pilot Market
The Ministry of Finance publishes the licensing procedures (Decision 96/QD-BTC) and the State Securities Commission starts accepting applications for a licence to operate a crypto-asset trading market. Under the pilot, an applicant needs at least VND 10,000 billion of paid-up charter capital.
Source: SSC · Announcement, 20 Jan 2026 official · Government news portal (baochinhphu.vn) official
Regulatory change · Iceland
Iceland: MiCA (EEA) Provisions Take Effect
Act No. 101/2025, which implements MiCA in Iceland, takes effect.
Source: Central Bank of Iceland · Markets in crypto-assets and MiCA official
Regulatory change · Argentina
Argentina: PSAV Registry Provisions Take Effect
All remaining RG 1058 requirements become enforceable for PSAVs already registered.
Source: RG 1058/2025, art. 3 official
Regulatory change · Slovakia
Slovakia: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
End of the 12-month transitional period notified to ESMA, counted from 30 December 2024 (VASP Tracker calculation; the exact end date is set in national law).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Lithuania
Lithuania: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
End of the 12-month transitional period notified to ESMA, counted from 30 December 2024 (VASP Tracker calculation; the exact end date is set in national law).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Italy
Italy: Application Deadline Under MiCA
ESMA's list notes that entities in the Italian VASP register (or their group entities) had to file a MiCA application by 30 December 2025 to benefit from the transitional period.
Source: ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Ireland
Ireland: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
End of the 12-month transitional period notified to ESMA, counted from 30 December 2024 (VASP Tracker calculation; the exact end date is set in national law).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Germany
Germany: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA and KMAG
Germany's 12-month transitional period ends (KMAG § 50; 12 months as notified to ESMA, end date by VASP Tracker calculation).
Source: ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official · KMAG § 50 official
Regulatory change · Austria
Austria: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
End of the 12-month transitional period notified to ESMA, counted from 30 December 2024 (VASP Tracker calculation; the exact end date is set in national law).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Regulator Notice on Stablecoin and VA Licensing
FSTB and SFC conclude consultations on licensing virtual-asset dealers and custodians and plan to introduce a bill into the Legislative Council in 2026.
Source: SFC · Press release 25PR210 official
Regulatory change · Ghana
Ghana: Law Adopted (VASP Act 2025)
Parliament passes the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025 (Act 1154), Under the Act, the Bank of Ghana works with the SEC and the Financial Intelligence Centre to register and license VASPs.
Source: Bank of Ghana · VASP Act FAQs (Feb 2026, PDF) official
Regulatory change · Poland
Poland: Law Adopted (MiCA)
The Sejm passes a second act on the crypto-asset market, again a government bill (print 2064): 241 for, 183 against, 1 abstention. It is sent to the President on 26 January 2026.
Source: Sejm API · legislative process, print 2064 official
Regulatory change · Norway
Norway: Deadline Extended Under MiCA (EEA)
Finanstilsynet extends the transitional period in § 19 of the Act from 30 December 2025 to 30 June 2026 for providers registered under the AML Act.
Source: Finanstilsynet · Extension of the transitional arrangement official
Regulatory change · Poland
Poland: Veto Upheld on MiCA
The President vetoed the first act (motion dated 1 December 2025). The Sejm fails to override the veto: 243 for, 192 against, short of the 3/5 majority required.
Source: Sejm API · legislative process, print 1424 official
Regulatory change · Kenya
Kenya: Regulator Notice on VASP Act 2025
CBK and CMA public notice: licensing will start once the National Treasury issues Regulations; no VASP has been licensed under the Act.
Source: CBK · Public notice, 18 Nov 2025 official
Regulatory change · Brazil
Brazil: New Rules Published Under SPSAV
BCB Resolutions 519, 520 and 521 published (authorisation, operating rules, FX).
Source: Res. BCB 519 official · Res. BCB 520 official · Res. BCB 521 official
Regulatory change · Kenya
Kenya: VASP Act 2025 Provisions Take Effect
The Act commences. CBK and CMA become the licensing authorities; carrying on virtual-asset business in or from Kenya without a licence is an offence (s. 8).
Source: Kenya Law · s. 5, s. 8 official
Regulatory change · Kenya
Kenya: Law Adopted (VASP Act 2025)
The VASP Act, 2025 receives presidential assent (published in the Kenya Gazette on 21 October 2025).
Source: Kenya Law · Act No. 20 of 2025 official
Regulatory change · Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Application Deadline Under MiCA
ESMA's list notes that entities on the Bulgarian VASP register between 30 December 2024 and 8 July 2025 (when the Bulgarian implementing act entered into force) had to apply for MiCA authorisation before 8 October 2025.
Source: ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Sweden
Sweden: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
End of the 9-month transitional period notified to ESMA, counted from 30 December 2024 (VASP Tracker calculation; the exact end date is set in national law).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Poland
Poland: Law Adopted (MiCA)
The Sejm passes the first act on the crypto-asset market, a government bill (print 1424): 230 for, 196 against. It is sent to the President on 12 November 2025.
Source: Sejm API · legislative process, print 1424 official
Regulatory change · United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: CBUAE Decree-Law 6/2025 Provisions Take Effect
The new CBUAE law takes effect.
Source: CBUAE Rulebook · Art. 184 official
Regulatory change · Vietnam
Vietnam: Pilot Market Provisions Take Effect
Resolution 05/2025/NQ-CP comes into force, opening a five-year pilot of a licensed crypto-asset market.
Source: Resolution 05/2025/NQ-CP, art. on effect official
Regulatory change · Philippines
Philippines: Regulator Notice on BSP VASP Licensing
The BSP continues the moratorium on new VASP licences, citing consumer protection and cybercrime, subject to reassessment.
Source: BSP · Memorandum M-2025-031 official
Regulatory change · Argentina
Argentina: Application Deadline Under PSAV Registry
Deadline for foreign companies (branch registration or local subsidiary).
Source: RG 1058/2025, art. 1(c)–(d) official
Regulatory change · Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Stablecoin and VA Licensing Provisions Take Effect
Stablecoin issuer regime takes effect: issuing fiat-referenced stablecoins becomes a regulated activity that needs an HKMA licence.
Source: HKMA · Stablecoin issuers official
Regulatory change · Argentina
Argentina: Application Deadline Under PSAV Registry
Deadline for registered locally incorporated companies.
Source: RG 1058/2025, art. 1(b) official
Regulatory change · Czechia
Czechia: Application Deadline Under MiCA
ESMA's list notes that, to benefit from the Czech transitional period, applicants had to apply before 31 July 2025.
Source: ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · United States
United States: Law Adopted (GENIUS Act)
The GENIUS Act is enacted (Public Law 119-27).
Source: OCC Bulletin 2026-3 official
Regulatory change · Norway
Norway: MiCA (EEA) Provisions Take Effect
The Act on crypto-assets (kryptoeiendelsloven), which implements MiCA in Norway, enters into force.
Source: Finanstilsynet · News official
Regulatory change · Argentina
Argentina: Application Deadline Under PSAV Registry
Deadline for registered PSAVs that are natural persons to file the required information; otherwise their registration is cancelled.
Source: RG 1058/2025, art. 1(a) official
Regulatory change · Slovenia
Slovenia: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
End of the 6-month transitional period notified to ESMA, counted from 30 December 2024 (VASP Tracker calculation; the exact end date is set in national law).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Singapore
Singapore: DTSP Regime Provisions Take Effect
The DTSP regime takes effect. Singapore-based firms providing digital-token services only to customers outside Singapore need a licence, and MAS said it would generally not grant one.
Source: MAS · Media release official
Regulatory change · Netherlands
Netherlands: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
End of the 6-month transitional period notified to ESMA, counted from 30 December 2024 (VASP Tracker calculation; the exact end date is set in national law).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Latvia
Latvia: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
End of the 6-month transitional period notified to ESMA, counted from 30 December 2024 (VASP Tracker calculation; the exact end date is set in national law).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Hungary
Hungary: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
End of the 6-month transitional period notified to ESMA, counted from 30 December 2024 (VASP Tracker calculation; the exact end date is set in national law).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Finland
Finland: Transition Period Ends Under MiCA
End of the 6-month transitional period notified to ESMA, counted from 30 December 2024 (VASP Tracker calculation; the exact end date is set in national law).
Source: EUR-Lex · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) official · ESMA · List of grandfathering periods (Art. 143(3) MiCA) official
Regulatory change · Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: VASP Act Provisions Take Effect
Phase two: amendments commence and the licensing regime starts for virtual asset custodians and virtual asset trading platforms.
Source: CIMA · Amendments effective 1 April 2025 official
Regulatory change · Nigeria
Nigeria: ISA 2025 Provisions Take Effect
The Investments and Securities Act, 2025 commences. It gives the SEC power to register, regulate and supervise virtual asset service providers and digital asset operators.
Source: SEC Nigeria · Investments and Securities Act, 2025 (Gazette PDF) official
Regulatory change · Argentina
Argentina: New Rules Published Under PSAV Registry
RG 1058/2025 is published in the Boletín Oficial, setting registration, cybersecurity, custody, AML and disclosure obligations for PSAVs.
Source: RG CNV 1058/2025 official
Regulatory change · Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: MiCA (EEA) Provisions Take Effect
The EEA MiCA Implementation Act (EWR-MiCA-DG) enters into force; MiCA applies in Liechtenstein.
Source: FMA · MiCAR official
Regulatory change · Indonesia
Indonesia: POJK 27/2024 Provisions Take Effect
POJK 27/2024 takes effect and the OJK becomes regulator and supervisor of crypto-asset trading.
Source: OJK · POJK 27/2024 official
Regulatory change · Seychelles
Seychelles: Application Deadline Under VASP Act 2024
Deadline for providers operating on 1 September 2024 to apply for a licence; from 1 January 2025, those that had not applied must stop operating.
Source: FSA Seychelles · Press release, 13 Dec 2024 official
Regulatory change · Bahamas
Bahamas: DARE 2024 Provisions Take Effect
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.
Source: SCB · Gazetted DARE Act 2024 (PDF) official
Regulatory change · South Korea
South Korea: VAUPA Provisions Take Effect
The Virtual Asset User Protection Act takes effect: VASPs must safeguard user deposits and assets and monitor and report abnormal trading, under FSC supervision and sanctions.
Source: FSC · Press release official
Regulatory change · Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: AIFC DAA Rules Provisions Take Effect
The AIFC Rules on Digital Asset Activities, approved on 10 September 2023, commence and govern digital asset trading facilities and other digital asset firms in the Astana International Financial Centre.
Source: AIFC · Rules on Digital Asset Activities (PDF) official
Regulatory change · India
India: Regulator Notice on PMLA Registration
FIU-IND issues show-cause notices to nine offshore VDA SPs operating without registration and asks for their URLs to be blocked. The obligation is activity-based and does not depend on physical presence in India; 31 VDA SPs had registered by then.
Source: PIB · 28 Dec 2023 official
Regulatory change · British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Application Deadline Under VASP Act 2022
Deadline for persons already carrying on VASP business to apply for registration.
Source: BVI FSC · VASP Act 2022 official
Regulatory change · Namibia
Namibia: Virtual Assets Act 2023 Provisions Take Effect
The Virtual Assets Act, 2023 becomes operational; the Bank of Namibia is the regulatory authority for VASPs and initial token offerings.
Source: Bank of Namibia · Media release, Virtual Assets Act official
Regulatory change · Guernsey
Guernsey: LCF Law 2022 Provisions Take Effect
The Lending, Credit and Finance Law, 2022 comes into force. Virtual asset service providers need a GFSC licence.
Source: GFSC · Lending, credit and finance official
Regulatory change · Georgia
Georgia: NBG Registration Provisions Take Effect
The registration rule comes into force; VASPs must register with the NBG.
Source: NBG · News, VASP registration rule official · NBG · FAQ official
Regulatory change · Jersey
Jersey: Transition Period Ends Under VASP Registration
End of the transition period for existing businesses to register as VASPs with the JFSC.
Source: JFSC · Virtual Asset Service Providers (industry update, 7 Feb 2023) official
Regulatory change · El Salvador
El Salvador: Digital Assets Law Provisions Take Effect
In force eight days after publication in the Diario Oficial of 24 January 2023 (Art. 47; VASP Tracker calculation).
Source: Ley de Emisión de Activos Digitales (Decreto 643, PDF) official
Regulatory change · Mauritius
Mauritius: VAITOS Act Provisions Take Effect
The VAITOS Act 2021 is proclaimed and comes into force. Existing VASPs and ITO issuers must apply within 3 months; custodians had 18 months.
Source: FSC Mauritius · Communiqué on proclamation of the VAITOS Act official
Regulatory change · Serbia
Serbia: Digital Assets Law Provisions Take Effect
The law begins to apply; digital asset service providers need NBS (virtual currencies) or Securities Commission (digital tokens) authorisation.
Source: NBS · Law on Digital Assets (PDF) official
Regulatory change · Gibraltar
Gibraltar: New Rules Published Under DLT Provider Licence
The Financial Services (DLT Providers and VAA Providers) Regulations 2020 are made under the Financial Services Act 2019. Firms using DLT to store or transmit value for others need a GFSC DLT licence. Last amended March 2026.
Source: Gibraltar Laws · 2020 Regulations official
Regulatory change · Mexico
Mexico: New Rules Published Under Fintech Law
Banxico Circular 4/2019 is published: banks and ITFs may use virtual assets only for internal operations, with prior Banxico authorisation; they may not offer exchange, transfer or custody services to clients.
Source: Banxico · Circular 4/2019 (DOF, 8 Mar 2019) official
Regulatory change · Bahrain
Bahrain: New Rules Published Under CRA Module
The CBB issues final rules for crypto-asset services and crypto-asset exchanges: licensing, governance, capital, AML/CFT, conduct, reporting and cyber security.
Source: CBB · Press release, 25 Feb 2019 official
Regulatory change · Malaysia
Malaysia: DAX Regime Provisions Take Effect
The Capital Markets and Services (Prescription of Securities) (Digital Currency and Digital Token) Order 2019 comes into force; the SC that offering and trading digital assets will require SC authorisation and compliance with securities laws.
Source: SC · List of registered DAX official · SC · Media release, 14 Jan 2019 official
Regulatory change · Bermuda
Bermuda: New Rules Published Under DABA 2018
With the Act in effect, the BMA publishes its licence application requirements: Class F (full), Class M (modified) licences cover exchanges, custodians, payment providers and dealers.
Source: BMA · Press release, 17 Sep 2018 official
Regulatory change · Thailand
Thailand: Digital Asset Decree 2018 Provisions Take Effect
The Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Businesses comes into force. Exchanges, brokers and dealers need a licence from the Minister of Finance on the SEC's recommendation.
Source: SEC Thailand · News 50/2018 official
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