Authorisation of electronic channels for virtual-asset operations

Resolución de Directorio N° 082/2024

Bolivia's central bank rescinded Resolution 144/2020 and enabled electronic payment channels and instruments for buying and selling virtual assets, coordinated with ASFI and UIF. Current state: In force from 2024-06-26; it removes the prior payments-channel restriction but does not make virtual assets legal tender

Decision No. E/35/2023 — VASP Registration and AML/CFT Instructions

Decision No. E/35/2023 on Virtual Asset Service Provider Registration, Cancellation of Registration and AML/CFT Instructions

Oman's FSA Decision No. E/35/2023 requires registration with the Oman Financial Services Authority (formerly Capital Market Authority) before carrying on covered virtual-asset activities in the Sultanate of Oman. It implements AML/CFT, governance and compliance requirements, and provides registration, cancellation and supervisory procedures. This is a VASP registration/AML regime and should be distinguished from any future full licensing framework.

BCB Resolutions No. 519, 520 and 521 of 2025 — Virtual Asset Regulatory Framework

Resoluções BCB nos. 519, 520 e 521, de 10 de novembro de 2025

Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) Resolutions No. 519, 520 and 521 of 10 November 2025 implement the virtual-asset regulatory framework under the supervision of the Central Bank. Resolution 519 establishes VASP authorisation procedures; Resolution 520 sets activity, governance, controls, security and conduct requirements; Resolution 521 integrates specified virtual-asset operations into Brazil's foreign-exchange and international-capital rules. Commencement is staged during 2026 — verify the effective date for each resolution separately.

IOSCO Policy Recommendations for Crypto and Digital Asset Markets (2023)

Policy Recommendations for Crypto and Digital Asset Markets — Final Report (FR11/2023)

The IOSCO Policy Recommendations for Crypto and Digital Asset Markets (2023) contain 18 recommendations grounded in the principle of consistent regulation of economically equivalent activities. They address conflicts of interest, market manipulation, custody, disclosure, retail risks and cross-border cooperation. IOSCO recommendations are not self-executing domestic law — implementation depends on member regulators in their respective jurisdictions.

Utility Token Offering Act, 2018 (Act No. 4/2018)

Utility Token Offering Act, 2018 (Act No. 4 of 2018)

Anguilla's Utility Token Offering Act 2018 (Act No. 4/2018) is one of the world's earliest purpose-built utility-token offering frameworks. It creates registration requirements for utility-token issuers, sets offering, disclosure and issuer-qualification conditions, and works with AML regulations and later amendments. Verify the most recent consolidation — a 2020 amendment may affect the effective/status fields.

SBS Resolution No. 02648-2024 — AML/CFT Rules for VASPs

Resolución SBS N.° 02648-2024 — Normas para la Gestión de Riesgos de LA/FT aplicable a PSAVs

Peru's SBS Resolution No. 02648-2024 applies AML/CFT risk-management and compliance duties to virtual asset service providers (PSAVs) supervised by UIF-Peru. It requires customer due diligence, recordkeeping and suspicious-transaction reporting. The resolution also contains a travel-rule chapter, but commencement of the travel rule has been deferred to 1 January 2029 through a later amendment — the travel rule is not currently effective.