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United States – Arkansas

US-AR schema crypto-v2.0.0 trajectory: not recordedregulatedoverlaps: FIM, WPM

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Arkansas has no bespoke crypto-asset licensing statute. Crypto exchange, custody, and money-transmission-type businesses fall under the state's general money-transmitter licensing regime, administered through the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS). The specific Arkansas Code citation applying the general MTL statute to virtual-currency businesses (and any crypto-specific carve-outs/exemptions) was not independently verified in this research pass; this is flagged for primary-source escalation. Federally, FinCEN's long-standing MSB/money-transmitter guidance independently classifies virtual-currency administrators and exchangers as money transmitters regardless of state licensing status.

Absence reason not determinableNo sub-brief exists and the JID records no gap or review marker explaining why. The renderer will not invent a reason.

No periodic updates recorded against this sub-brief.

Sources and findings (2)
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  2. T?source not recordedM4bindingin force

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Arkansas has not enacted a state-level statutory taxonomy for token classification. Per the jurisdiction disambiguation, token characterization for securities/commodity purposes is governed exclusively by federal SEC/CFTC frameworks rather than any Arkansas-specific rule.

Absence reason not determinableNo sub-brief exists and the JID records no gap or review marker explaining why. The renderer will not invent a reason.

No periodic updates recorded against this sub-brief.

Sources and findings (1)
  1. T?source not recordedM3non-binding

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Arkansas is among a small group of U.S. states that have adopted legislation protective of cryptocurrency/blockchain mining operations (reported in 2023 industry coverage), and in January 2025 an Arkansas Senate committee rejected a proposed bill that would have banned crypto-mining facilities within 30 miles of military installations. No Arkansas statute or regulation separately addresses staking, DeFi lending, DEX operation, or validator/node activity; these remain governed only by generally applicable federal law.

Absence reason not determinableNo sub-brief exists and the JID records no gap or review marker explaining why. The renderer will not invent a reason.

No periodic updates recorded against this sub-brief.

Sources and findings (3)
  1. T?source not recordedM3bindingin force
  2. T?source not recordedM2non-binding
  3. T?source not recordedM2non-binding

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Arkansas has no state-specific stablecoin issuance-authorisation, reserve, redemption-right, disclosure, or systemic-designation regime. Federal-level developments govern bank issuance and custody of stablecoins: the OCC clarified in March 2025 that national banks may engage in certain stablecoin-related activities without prior approval.

Absence reason not determinableNo sub-brief exists and the JID records no gap or review marker explaining why. The renderer will not invent a reason.

No periodic updates recorded against this sub-brief.

Sources and findings (2)
  1. T?source not recordedM3bindingin force
  2. T?source not recordedM2non-binding

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Arkansas has no crypto-specific consumer-protection statute (e.g., dedicated disclosure, custody-segregation, or marketing rules targeted at digital assets). General state money-transmitter licensing consumer-protection provisions (bonding, net worth, recordkeeping) may apply to licensed virtual-currency money transmitters by extension, but this application was not independently verified in this pass.

Absence reason not determinableNo sub-brief exists and the JID records no gap or review marker explaining why. The renderer will not invent a reason.

No periodic updates recorded against this sub-brief.

Sources and findings (1)
  1. T?source not recordedM3non-binding

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Arkansas is presumed to substantially conform to federal income-tax treatment of digital assets as property, such that dispositions attract capital-gains treatment and mining/staking receipts attract income treatment at both federal and state levels. No Arkansas-specific crypto tax carve-out, VAT/GST-equivalent treatment, or Department of Finance and Administration guidance confirming this application was independently located or verified in this research pass.

Absence reason not determinableNo sub-brief exists and the JID records no gap or review marker explaining why. The renderer will not invent a reason.

No periodic updates recorded against this sub-brief.

Sources and findings (1)
  1. T?source not recordedM3non-binding

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No Arkansas-specific outbound restriction, sanctions nexus, or cross-border reporting regime for crypto assets exists. Federal Bank Secrecy Act / FinCEN travel-rule requirements apply to money transmitters (including virtual-currency exchangers) operating in or from Arkansas, and standard federal cross-border reporting thresholds apply.

Absence reason not determinableNo sub-brief exists and the JID records no gap or review marker explaining why. The renderer will not invent a reason.

No periodic updates recorded against this sub-brief.

Sources and findings (2)
  1. T?source not recordedM3bindingin force
  2. T?source not recordedM2non-binding

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AML/CFT obligations for crypto businesses touching Arkansas are governed at the federal level by the Bank Secrecy Act / FinCEN framework (MSB registration, KYC/CDD, SAR filing, recordkeeping, travel rule) rather than by any Arkansas-specific AML regime. Per this consumer's module subscription to the Financial Integrity Monitor (FIM) aml_ctf baseline, detailed AML/CFT claims are intentionally not produced in this crypto baseline; this module entry is disambiguation context only, carrying no independent claims.

Absence reason not determinableNo sub-brief exists and the JID records no gap or review marker explaining why. The renderer will not invent a reason.

No periodic updates recorded against this sub-brief.

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