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Archived edition for the week of 2026-09-20, as published that week.
Roundup
Cryptoassets Monitor — 2026-09-20
100 developments, ranked within this monitor. Assembled deterministically from the most recent periodic union run for this consumer — no model wrote this page, and no other monitor's coverage affects it.
22 of 375 ranked developments are withheld because their jurisdiction emitted no evidential publication gate this cycle. They are not missing and this is not a quiet week — they are unpublished pending that gate. Gate verdicts across all 375 ranked developments: BLOCK 22, OVERRIDDEN 4, PASS 349.
253 further gate-open developments fall below this edition's cut and are held for the per-jurisdiction pages.
Developments
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PKCrypto Licensing2026-09-05
Virtual Assets Act 2026 converts PVARA into a permanent licensing authority with ten VASP categories and a live Regulatory Sandbox.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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UKCrypto Licensing2026-09-05
FSMA Cryptoasset Regulations 2026 create new regulated activities, substantive commencement 25 Oct 2027; MLR registration remains operative gate today (~14% approval rate).
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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CYCrypto Licensing2026-07-01
MiCA grandfathering ended 1 July 2026; MiCA authorisation now sole lawful basis for CASP services in Cyprus.
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EEACrypto Licensing2026-07-01
EU-wide MiCA transitional period ended 1 July 2026; CASPs must now operate under full MiCA authorisation.
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FRCrypto Licensing2026-07-01
PSAN-to-MiCA CASP transition expired 1 July 2026; only MiCA-authorised CASPs may now operate.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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ITCrypto Licensing2026-07-01
MiCA transitional period ended; only 9 entities authorised.
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LUCrypto Licensing2026-07-01
MiCAR VASP-to-CASP transition expired 1 July 2026; Ripple received full CASP authorisation 6 July 2026.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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US-CACrypto Licensing2026-07-01
DFAL licensing became operative July 1, 2026, following OAL approval of implementing regulations on June 29, 2026 and SB 97's completed-application standard.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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US-KSCrypto Licensing2026-07-01
HB 2591 requires KMTA licensure for virtual-currency kiosk operators, effective July 1, 2026.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5, world-payments:W1a
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US-FLStablecoin Regime2026-06-26
Florida enacted Ch. 2026-176 (HB 175) establishing a licensing/certification regime for qualified payment stablecoin issuers, effective 2026-10-01, plus a companion pilot program (Ch. 2026-175).
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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US-OKCrypto Licensing2026-05-13
HB 3521 recodifies MTL regime and captures stablecoin, effective Nov 1 2026.
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KZCrypto Licensing2026-05-01
National Bank licensing (exchanges) and registration (DFA platforms) in force 1 May 2026; parallel AFSA/AIFC channel persists.
Also tracked by world-payments:W1a
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US-ALStablecoin Regime2026-04-09
HB259 creates a new licensing pathway implementing the federal GENIUS Act.
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NZToken Classification2026-03-11
First-of-kind FMA designation notice narrows financial-product treatment for a specific payment stablecoin.
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BECrypto Licensing2026-01-03
Act of 11 December 2025 (in force 3 January 2026) divides CASP authorisation (FSMA) and prudential supervision of ARTs/EMTs and NBB-supervised CASPs (NBB), replacing the 2022 Royal Decree VASP regime.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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MMCross-Border Transfer2025-09-08
OFAC sanctioned nine Shwe Kokko (Myanmar)-based entities for operating crypto investment-scam platforms with cross-border victim reach.
Also tracked by advennt:enforcement
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US-PACrypto Licensing2025-08-26
Act 7 of 2025 requires PA state licensure for virtual-currency transmission, effective Aug 26, 2025.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5, world-payments:W1a
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US-ILCrypto Licensing2025-08-18
DACPA registration required now; full licensing phases in through July 1, 2027.
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US-CTCrypto Licensing2024-10-01
PA 25-66 narrows permissible virtual-currency custodians; kiosks explicitly licensable since PA 24-146.
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US-NDCrypto Licensing2023-08-01
Virtual-currency transmission businesses must hold a money-transmitter license under ch. 13-09.1 with a virtual-currency-specific fee formula.
Also tracked by world-payments:W1a
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US-MNCrypto Licensing2023-05-24
New kiosk-operation prohibition (Minn. Stat. 53B.751, eff Aug 1 2026) and customer-disclosure rules (eff Jan 1 2026) both enacted under the general MTMA money-transmitter regime.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5, world-payments:W1a
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THCrypto Licensing2018-05-14
April 2025 extraterritorial extension actively enforced via February 2026 SEC criminal complaint.
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US-WACrypto Licensing2017-07-23
DFI escalating enforcement (two actions) against digital-asset money transmitters under general UMSA.
Also tracked by world-payments:W1a
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US-TNCrypto Licensing2015-12-16
Statewide crypto-ATM ban entered force and survived a TRO challenge; TDFI's fiat-conversion licensing boundary carried forward unchanged.
Also tracked by world-payments:W1a
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CA-BCCrypto Licensingdate pending
BCSC closed Einstein Exchange legacy fraud file at statutory maximum penalty ($1M).
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US-UTCrypto Licensingdate pending
HB72 enacted kiosk registration regime effective 2026-05-06.
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US-IDCrypto Licensing2026-09-21
SB1359 crypto-kiosk licensing tier passed legislature but was vetoed; general MTL regime remains the only pathway.
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US-WYCrypto Licensing2019-01-01
Dual-track SPDI/MTA regime unchanged this cycle beyond reciprocity drafting noted under financial_integrity/world_payments.
Also tracked by world-payments:W1a
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US-NMCrypto Licensingdate pending
Virtual-currency exchange confirmed captured under general MTL regime with surety-bond requirement.
Also tracked by world-payments:W1a
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SGConsumer Protection2024-04-04
MAS digital-advertising Guidelines effective 25 March 2026 capture crypto-adjacent finfluencer content; PSA custody-segregation rules in force since April 2024.
Also tracked by world-payments:W1a
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US-AKCrypto Licensing2026-09-14
DBS placed Coinme Inc.'s MTL renewal on hold in December 2025.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D7, world-payments:W1a
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US-ALCrypto Licensing2026-09-14
HB303 kiosk overlay layered on top of the MTL baseline.
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US-INCrypto Licensing2026-09-14
HEA 1116 bans virtual-currency kiosks outright rather than bringing them under money-transmitter licensure.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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US-VTCrypto Licensing2026-06-16
Act 142 extends the virtual-currency-kiosk moratorium to 1 July 2027, third consecutive annual amendment to Chapter 79.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5, world-payments:W1a
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US-UTConsumer Protection2026-05-06
HB72 mandates bilingual fraud warnings, receipts, 24-hour customer service line.
Also tracked by world-payments:W1a
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APACStablecoin Regime2026-04-10
HKMA granted first two stablecoin issuer licences in April 2026; HKMA/SFC eased distribution guidance 27 May 2026.
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US-WICrypto Licensing2026-04-10
2025 Act 226 creates kiosk-specific licensing sub-track under Ch. 217 MTL regime.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5, world-payments:W1a
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US-WVCrypto Licensing2026-04-01
HB 5353 brings virtual currency kiosks within MTL licensure.
Also tracked by data-protection:sectoral_watch, financial-integrity:D5, world-payments:W1a
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US-TXCrypto Licensing2025-09-01
New Chapter 161 (SB1705) crypto-kiosk licensing/registration layer enacted effective 2025-09-01.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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CA-NBCrypto Licensingdate pending
NB Securities Act amendment (Royal Assent 2025-12-12) strengthens FCNB enforcement tools for crypto registrants.
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US-IACrypto Licensingdate pending
New §533C.901 suspension/revocation/receivership power now applicable to virtual-currency-kiosk MTL licensees.
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US-MECrypto Licensingdate pending
PL Ch. 542 and LD 2112 tighten money-transmitter licensing requirements for crypto kiosks and exchangers.
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US-SDCrypto Licensingdate pending
SB98 folds virtual-currency kiosk operators into the existing SDCL 51A-17 MTL framework with anti-fraud and quarterly-reporting obligations.
Also tracked by world-payments:W1a
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VECross-Border Transfer2026-04-14
OFAC GL 57 authorises digital-payment services connected to four named VE state banks.
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US-MSCrypto Licensing2026-04-08
HB1625 and HB1596 extend MTMA licensure and data-security obligations to virtual-currency-kiosk operators, effective 2026-07-01.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5, world-payments:W1a
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US-COCrypto Licensing2025-12-18
MTMA (effective August 6, 2025) with December 2025 interim guidance governs virtual-currency licensure.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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BGCrypto Licensing2026-07-01
CASP authorisation from the FSC now required; legacy NRA AML-register transitional pathway closed 1 July 2026; FSC issued first CASP licence April 2026.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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ESCrypto Licensing2026-07-01
Full CNMV CASP authorisation now mandatory as of 1 July 2026; legacy VASP registration insufficient.
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PTCrypto Licensing2026-07-01
MiCA transitional regime ended 1 July 2026; full CASP authorisation now required via BdP/CMVM under Law 69/2025.
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AECrypto Licensing2026-04-01
CMA Decision 4/R.M/2026 (8-category federal VA framework); VARA Rulebook v2.1 (derivatives, 31 Mar 2026); ADGM FSRA expanded FRT regime (1 Jan 2026); DFSA shift to firm-led suitability model.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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GRCrypto Licensing2025-04-11
First two CASP authorisations granted 22 July 2026; Binance reportedly denied.
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Regulatory horizon
- ARBCRA framework for bank crypto custody/trading/payment services2027-Q1half year
- ARCNV tokenization sandbox status beyond August 20262026-Q4quarter
- ATPre-MiCA VASP grandfathering window closesclosed 2026-06-30quarter
- AUDigital Assets Framework Act full regime commencement2027-04-09quarter
- AUASIC INFO 225 no-action relief expires (licensing cliff)closed 2026-06-30quarter
- AUPayments System Modernisation Tranche 1b (stablecoin safeguarding/APRA powers) pending2026-Q4half year
- BGMiCA grandfathering window closes for legacy NRA-registered VASPsclosed 2026-07-01quarter
- BRBCB VASP grandfathering deadline2026-10-30quarter
- CADedicated Financial Crimes Agency and crypto-tax-evasion legislation targeted for introduction2026-Q2quarter
- CA-BCFederal Stablecoin Act implementing regulations2027-Q1year
- CA-NBStablecoin Act regulations and coming-into-force2027multi year
- CA-ONStablecoin Act supporting regulations expected2027year
- CA-QCStablecoin Act implementing regulations expected2027multi year
- CHFinIA reform: new payment-instrument and crypto-institution licences2027year
- CMHarmonised CEMAC crypto-asset regulatory framework expected2026-Q4half year
- CODIAN CARF-aligned VASP reporting full compliance deadline2027-05-01quarter
- COBill 510 VASP licensing legislative progress expected2027year
- CRSUGEF VASP implementing regulations expected2026-Q4quarter
- CYMiCA grandfathering window closedclosed 2026-07-01quarter
- CYCBC PI/EMI authorisation deadline for EMT payment-services CASPsclosed 2026-02-20quarter
- CZMiCA pre-existing trade-licence transitional regime endedclosed 2026-07-01quarter
- EEMiCA CASP transition cutover completeclosed 2026-07-01quarter
- EEAMiCA transitional/grandfathering period endsclosed 2026-07-01quarter
- GHBoG phased VASP licensing/supervisory guidelines expected2026-Q4half year
- GIFurther DLT-framework overhaul expected2026-Q2half year
- GIOECD CARF first information exchange2027-2028multi year
- GRMiCA EU-wide transitional-registration period closeclosed 2026-07-01quarter
- HURepeal of Hungarian crypto-transaction validator requirement takes effect2026-Q4half year
- IDSpecial 0.1% mining income tax rate phased outclosed 2026-01-01year
- IEMiCA transitional grandfathering expires for crypto payment providersclosed 2026-07-01quarter
- IMIsle of Man CARF first reporting deadline2027-06-30quarter
- IMIsle of Man first CARF information exchange2027-09-30quarter
- INAsset Tokenisation (Regulation) Bill 2026 pending in Rajya Sabha2026-Q4multi year
- ISMiCA incorporation into EEA Agreement pending for Iceland2027-Q4multi year
- JPFIEA implementation targeted FY20272027-Q1half year
- JPCrypto-gains flat 20% tax rate commencement2028-01-01year
- JPFSA liability-reserve mandate legislation2026-Q4half year
- KEVASP Regulations 2026 (implementing regulations) expected2026-Q4half year
- KEFinance Bill 2026 VASP tax-reporting provision expected finalisation2026-Q4half year
- KHLaw on the Management of Virtual/Digital Assets drafting initiated2027multi year
- KHCASP licensing procedures under Clause 20 not yet published2027-Q1year
- KRDigital Asset Basic Act consolidation2026-Q4half year
- LACrypto-mining electricity full-disconnection target (Laos wind-down)2026-Q1quarter
- LIMiCAR grandfathering window closes for LI TVTG CASPsclosed 2026-07-01quarter
- LKVirtual Asset Regulatory Framework expected to move to drafting stage2027year
- LTLithuania VASP-to-CASP grandfathering deadline (contested)2026-Q1half year
- LU6AMLD/AMLR-driven crypto AML scrutiny intensifies2027-07-10year
- MABill 42.25 crypto-asset law enactment2027multi year
- MMAnti-Online Scam Law implementing rules pending2027multi year
- MTMFSA DeFi/MiCA perimeter discussion paper outcome2026-Q4half year
- MXMurat Initiative (AVE stablecoin bill) pending Senate vote2027multi year
- MYDAX operators' new capital-requirement compliance deadline2028-05-20multi year
- NGSEC Nigeria minimum-capital compliance deadline (reported)2027-06-30quarter
- NZIRD DeFi tax guidance following IRRUIP18 issues paper2026-Q4half year
- PADraft Law 314 fintech/VASP licensing framework2027-Q1year
- PABill 247 crypto/stablecoin licensing bill progression2027-Q1year
- PEFramework crypto bill 1042/2021-CR (RUPIC registry) remains stalled2027multi year
- PKPVARA Transitional Persons NOC deadlineclosed 2026-09-05quarter
- PKFBR crypto capital-gains tax framework expected2026-Q4half year
- ROMiCA transitional window closed for Romanian CASPsclosed 2026-07-01quarter
- ROPSD3/PSR EMI-into-PI merger affecting Romanian EMT issuers2027-Q4year
- RUExchange registry-entry grace period expires2027-03-01quarter
- RUFull licence compliance deadline for market participants2027-07-01quarter
- RUBank of Russia stablecoin consultation comment window closesclosed 2026-09-01quarter
- RU10-region crypto mining ban (2024) expires2031-03-01year
- RUMoscow-region and Kursk crypto mining ban expires2032-12-31year
- RWCMA/BNR implementing regulations for licensing procedure, capital requirements2026-Q4half year
- SAdroppRWA stablecoin-settlement infrastructure wider rollout targeted2026-Q4half year
- SGSCS Framework implementing legislation expected mid-20262026-Q2half year
- SKMiCA VASP-to-CASP grandfathering window closedclosed 2025-12-30quarter
- SKDAC8 crypto tax-reporting obligation commencesclosed 2026-01-01quarter
- THSEC Derivatives Act amendment for crypto reference assets2026-Q4half year
- THSEC NC digital-asset risk-control rules hearing outcome2026-Q3quarter
- TNDraft Code des Changes digital-asset declare-and-hold regime2026-Q3half year
- TNDraft VASP-licensing bill projected framework/pilot timeline2026-Q4multi year
- TWVirtual Asset Service Act commencement and FSC secondary rules2027-Q3year
- UADraft Law No. 10225-d Tax Code amendments enabling VASP law commencement2027-Q1year
- UKFSMA Cryptoassets Regulations 2026 substantive commencement2027-10-25quarter
- UKBoE systemic stablecoin Code of Practice feedback closes2026-09-22quarter
- UKBoE systemic stablecoin Code of Practice finalisation expected2026-Q4quarter
- UKFCA cryptoasset authorisation application window opens2026-09-30quarter
- USGENIUS Act permitted payment stablecoin issuer regime becomes operative2027-01-18quarter
- USDigital Asset Market Clarity Act potential Senate floor action2026-Q4half year
- US-AKGENIUS Act stablecoin implementing regulations finalisation2027-01quarter
- US-ALHB303 kiosk fraud-prevention duty commencement2026-10-01quarter
- US-ALHB259 unlicensed stablecoin offer/sale prohibition2028-01-01year
- US-AZSB1649 Digital Assets Strategic Reserve Fund enactment decision2027-Q1half year
- US-CAGENIUS Act federal stablecoin rulemaking2026-Q4half year
- US-FLFlorida Payment Stablecoin Act licensing provisions effective2026-10-01quarter
- US-FLHB 505 virtual-currency kiosk fee exemption pending2026-Q2half year
- US-HIHawaii SB2757 Digital Asset Charters2027-Q1year
- US-HIGENIUS Act PPSI AML/sanctions NPRM comment period closesclosed 2026-06-09quarter
- US-IDSuccessor virtual-currency kiosk bill expected next session2027-Q1year
- US-ILDACPA full licensing effective2027-07-01quarter
- US-ILDigital Asset Tax Act collection obligation effective2027-01-01quarter
- US-KSKansas VCKCPA (HB 2591) in forceclosed 2026-07-01quarter
- US-MDSB759/HB859 digital-asset staking preemption decision expected2026-Q4half year
- US-MEMaine kiosk/money-transmitter rulemaking implementation post-LD 21122026-Q4half year
- US-MIMichigan MTMA would take effect, virtual-currency carve-out2027-01-01half year
- US-MIFinCEN/OFAC PPSI stablecoin AML/sanctions final rule expected2027-Q1half year
- US-MNMinnesota virtual-currency kiosk prohibition takes effectclosed 2026-08-01quarter
- US-MOHB2412/SB1124 immigration-status remittance verification (crypto applicability unconfirmed)2026-Q3quarter
- US-MSMS virtual-currency-kiosk licensure and data-security requirements take effectclosed 2026-07-01quarter
- US-MTMontana crypto-ATM policy proposals from Blockchain and Digital Innovation Task Force2027-Q1year
- US-NCVirtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Protection Act (SL2026-45) in force2027-01-01quarter
- US-NCNC Digital Asset and Stablecoin Act commencement tied to GENIUS Act rulemaking2026-Q4half year
- US-NEGENIUS Act stablecoin implementing-rules operative deadline2027-01-18year
- US-NHNH stablecoin study commission report due2026-11-01quarter
- US-NHGENIUS Act unregulated-stablecoin prohibition takes effect2026-11quarter
- US-NYNYDFS GENIUS Act-aligned stablecoin regulation effective2027-01-18quarter
- US-OHHB648 digital-asset kiosk money-transmitter registration2026-Q4half year
- US-OKOklahoma Money Transmission Modernization Act (HB 3521) in force2026-11-01quarter
- US-SCH.4592 virtual-currency kiosk MTL and disclosure requirement pending2027-Q1year
- US-TXFinance Commission of Texas implementing rules for Chapter 161 kiosk registration2026-Q4half year
- US-VAChapter 22.2 virtual-currency-kiosk licensing provisions become effective2027-07-01quarter
- US-VAVirginia SCC begins accepting virtual-currency-kiosk license applications2027-03-01quarter
- US-VTVT virtual-currency-kiosk moratorium expires2027-07-01quarter
- US-WVHB 5353 kiosk licensure 90-day application window2026-Q3quarter
- US-WYWyoming SPDI interstate MTL reciprocity legislation expected2027-Q1multi year
- VNResolution 05 pilot phase transition / taxation-accounting rule follow-through2027year
- ZACross-border crypto rulebook (Aug 2026) public comment period closes2026-09-30quarter