Capital Markets and Services (Prescription of Securities) (Digital Currency and Digital Token) Order 2019

Capital Markets and Services (Prescription of Securities) (Digital Currency and Digital Token) Order 2019

Malaysia's Capital Markets and Services Order 2019 prescribes qualifying digital currencies and digital tokens as securities for capital-markets law, providing the legal basis for SC regulation of digital-asset exchanges (DAX) and token fundraising (IEO). The 2025 amendment updated certain provisions and must be read together with SC guidelines.

Malaysia Recognized Markets Guidelines

Guidelines on Recognized Markets

Sets current requirements for registered digital-asset exchange operators.

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.

FSB High-Level Recommendations for Crypto-Asset Activities and Markets (2023)

High-Level Recommendations for the Regulation, Supervision and Oversight of Crypto-Asset Activities and Markets — Final Report (July 2023)

The FSB's High-Level Recommendations for Crypto-Asset Activities and Markets (2023) set nine recommendations for consistent regulation, supervision and oversight of crypto-asset issuers, service providers, activities and markets. They cover regulatory powers, governance, risk management, data, disclosures and cross-border cooperation. A separate revised set addresses global stablecoin arrangements. FSB recommendations are not self-executing domestic law.

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.