Crypto & Digital Assets

51 regulations apply to this sector.

Written for this sector

AML REG PACKAGECrypto asset service providers explicitly included in EU AML regulatory package AMLAAMLA will directly supervise high-risk crypto asset service providers AMLD6AMLD6 extends predicate offences and obligations to crypto businesses BE UBO AMLCrypto entities required to register UBO and comply with AML.Belgian AML LawCrypto asset service providers are obliged entities under AML.Belgian Law 18/09/2017Virtual currency providers brought into AML scope by this law.BSAFinCEN applies BSA to crypto exchanges and digital asset businesses.DORACrypto-asset service providers explicitly included in DORA scope ESRB Stablecoin 2025Stablecoins are the direct subject; systemic risk from crypto asset issuers addressed.EU TFR CryptoTFR crypto extension applies travel rule to crypto asset transfers and CASPs.FATF LATAMFATF VASP and Travel Rule requirements apply to crypto providers in Latin America FATF StandardsFATF Travel Rule and VASP guidance directly targets crypto asset service providers Fit & ProperCrypto firm directors and controllers subject to fit and proper assessments.IOSCO Crypto/DeFiIOSCO guidance targets regulation of crypto assets and DeFi markets.Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation 2023/1114MiCA is written specifically to regulate crypto-asset issuers and service providers.MiCA StablecoinMiCA stablecoin provisions specifically regulate issuers of asset-referenced and e-money tokens.OFACCrypto firms must comply with OFAC sanctions screening OFAC SanctionsCrypto exchanges must block sanctioned wallet addresses OFAC SDNOFAC has added crypto addresses to SDN list; exchanges must comply Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018Crypto assets explicitly brought into sanctions and AML scope.

Also applies

AML VENDigital asset firms must screen for Venezuelan sanctions exposure BE Payment OversightDigital payment and crypto payment services may fall under oversight scope BE PSLDigital asset securities may fall under Belgian securities law.Berlin Group NextGen PSD2Digital payment and crypto firms interfacing with banking APIs.Book VII Payment ServicesDigital asset payment services may fall under Book VII scope.CFTC Part 160Crypto derivatives firms registered with CFTC must comply CFTC System SafeguardsCrypto derivatives exchanges registered with CFTC in scope CTIF/CFICrypto asset service providers subject to financial intelligence reporting.DMADigital asset platforms may qualify as core platform services EMDE-money frameworks overlap with digital asset and stablecoin regulation.EMD2E-money token frameworks under MiCA reference EMD2 e-money definitions.EU SanctionsCrypto asset services must screen for sanctioned wallet addresses and entities.EU Sanctions FrameworkCrypto platforms must implement sanctions screening under EU framework.EU Sanctions RegimesCrypto asset services must screen against all applicable EU sanctions regimes.FAPI 2Digital asset platforms use FAPI 2.0 for secure API authorization FIDACrypto-asset service providers may fall within FIDA's broader financial data scope ISO 20022Adopted by some digital asset platforms for payment messaging standards MARCrypto asset market abuse provisions increasingly aligned with MAR principles.MAS TRMMAS-regulated digital asset firms must comply with TRM guidelines.MAS TRM NoticeMAS-regulated digital asset firms subject to TRM Notice obligations.MiFID IICrypto assets qualifying as financial instruments fall under MiFID II scope.MiFIRCrypto assets classified as financial instruments subject to MiFIR transparency rules.NBB Payment OversightDigital payment and crypto oversight may fall under NBB payment framework.NY DFS Part 500NY BitLicense holders subject to DFS Part 500 OFAC VENPetro cryptocurrency and related digital assets subject to VEN sanctions PFMIDigital asset settlement and clearing systems increasingly assessed against PFMI.PSD2Some crypto payment services fall within PSD2 scope.PSD3Digital asset payment services may intersect with PSD3 scope.PSR SafeguardingCrypto firms holding fiat funds may be subject to safeguarding rules.Reg S AMLCrypto firms conducting offshore securities transactions must comply.W3C VCDecentralised identity and blockchain projects implement W3C VC specifications.