Payment Services Act

Act Partially Amending the Payment Services Act and Financial Instruments and Exchange Act

Japan renamed virtual currency as crypto-assets, strengthened exchange and custody safeguards, and applied securities-market rules to crypto derivatives and certain tokenized investment rights. Current state: In force from 2020-05-01; forms part of Japan's current amended framework

Act Partially Amending the Payment Services Act, Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds and Related Acts

Japan brought fiat-referenced electronic payment instruments and their intermediaries into the payments and AML perimeter, alongside rules for high-value transferable prepaid instruments. Current state: In force from 2023-06-01; subsequent amendments must also be checked

Japan Crypto Intermediary Amendments

Electronic payment instruments and cryptoassets service intermediary system

Creates a registered intermediary category for agents acting for registered providers.

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.