The Cayman Islands has rolled out new licensing requirements for cryptocurrency custody and trading platforms, signalling a major regulatory shift in the British Overseas Territory. According to the Finance Magnate report, Effective April 1, the updated Virtual Asset (Service Providers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025, mandate that all digital asset custodians and ...
HashKey Group announced on January 13, 2025, that its subsidiary in the Middle East and North Africa has received conditional approval for its Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license application from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. The license will allow HashKey's MENA FZE subsidiary to offer Virtual Asset Exchange ...
HashKey Europe, the European branch of Hong Kong's cryptocurrency exchange, is expanding its presence in Ireland by obtaining a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license from the Central Bank of Ireland, as announced on January 7. In Ireland, all crypto service providers must register with the Central Bank to comply ...
Swiss crypto bank Amina is seeking approval for a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) licence from the Austrian Financial Market Authority, according to CEO Franz Bergmüller. In a recent interview, Bergmüller stated that the bank is looking to broaden its geographic reach by expanding into Europe. "Our goal is to ...
Bybit has officially expanded its operations to Argentina as a licensed “Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) and card operator.” The crypto exchange announced that its VASP license, granted by Argentina’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), will enable it to offer its full range of products in the region. Argentine crypto traders ...
On June 30, 2023, South Korea's National Assembly achieved a significant milestone in cryptocurrency regulation as it passed the Virtual Asset User Protection Bill into law. The bill is a comprehensive piece of legislation that consolidates 19 crypto-related bills, with the primary goal of establishing regulations against unfair trading practices ...
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) has announced new guidelines on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing for financial institutions involved in transactions with virtual assets, including cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The Guidance will assist LFIs’ understanding of risks and effective implementation of their statutory AML/CFT obligations, ...
Estonia's recent amendments to its anti-money laundering (AML) laws have resulted over 300 virtual asset service providers (VASPs) either ceasing operations or have their licenses revoked. The amended laws included the adoption of the Financial Action Task Force Travel Rule, which broadened the definition of VASPs, increased information reporting requirements, ...
