Roundup
Cryptoassets Monitor — 2026-10-18
Assembled deterministically from our recent research runs and ranked by date and importance.
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UKStablecoin Regime2027-10-25
PS26/10 finalises statutory-trust backing with 5% on-demand deposit minimum; PS26/12 sets K-SII at 1%, reduced from proposed 2%.
Also tracked by world-payments:W2
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US-KSCrypto Licensing2026-10-08
HB 2591 (VCKCPA) brings virtual-currency kiosk operators under Kansas money-transmitter licensure, effective 1 July 2026.
Also tracked by world-payments:W11
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US-FLCrypto Licensing2026-10-01
Two new MSB sub-categories added in 2026: payment-stablecoin issuer licensure (effective Oct 1, 2026) and virtual-currency-kiosk registration (effective Jan 1, 2027).
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5, world-payments:W2
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RUCrypto Licensing2026-09-01
282-FZ core licensing provisions (Special Register, net-asset minimums) in force since 1 Sept 2026; non-resident depository rules pending 1 Jul 2027.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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CYCrypto Licensing2025-12-23
Markets in Crypto-Assets Bill of 2026 tabled in Parliament, 8 Oct 2026.
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VUStablecoin Regime2025-11-10
First Commissioner of Stablecoins took office July 2026.
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US-DEStablecoin Regimedate pending
SB19 creates a comprehensive payment-stablecoin licensing regime modeled on the federal GENIUS Act.
Also tracked by world-payments:W2
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HRCrypto Licensing2026-07-01
MiCA transitional period for legacy VASPs ended 2026-07-01; HANFA continuing CASP authorisations; one enforcement action (Fima Plus d.o.o.).
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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US-MACrypto Licensing2026-01-01
Statewide crypto-kiosk ban stalled; Dennis bylaw ban added; c.169B licensing fully operative.
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KEStablecoin Regime2026-07-22
Detailed CBK-licensed stablecoin prudential regime in force: full reserve backing, segregation, par redemption, KES300m minimum capital.
Also tracked by world-payments:W2
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TWCrypto Licensing2026-07-22
VASA passed and promulgated, replacing AML-registration with FSC licensing across 7 categories; not yet in force.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5, world-payments:W2
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US-GACrypto Licensing2026-10-07
Multistate Coinme Consent Order and finalized Polar Tensor US cease-and-desist both evidence active DBF enforcement of the general MTL perimeter against virtual-currency kiosk/exchange activity.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5, world-payments:W1a
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IMCrypto Licensing2026-10-05
Blackfridge SC Limited's entire FSA08 licence revoked effective 5 October 2026.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5, world-payments:W1a
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US-MSCrypto Licensing2026-07-01
HB 1625 extends MTMA licensure to virtual-currency-kiosk operators, effective 2026-07-01.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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SITax Treatment2026-02-02
New flat 25% individual crypto-disposal tax from 1 January 2026; CARF MCAA ratified 2 February 2026.
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BGCrypto Licensing2026-07-01
MiCA transitional cutover complete 1 July 2026; FSC sole CASP authority with 4-5 licensees as of September 2026.
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US-NYStablecoin Regimedate pending
Proposed 23 NYCRR Part 202 remains the active moving instrument, not yet adopted; effective date tied to GENIUS Act commencement.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5, world-payments:W2
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EEAStablecoin Regime2026-10-08
ESMA's 8 October 2026 opinion materially tightens non-compliant-stablecoin-service expectations.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5, world-payments:W2
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USCrypto Licensing2026-10-18
OCC moves final GENIUS Act stablecoin-issuer licensing rule target forward to end of October 2026.
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IEConsumer Protection2026-10-12
CBI confirmed implementation of ESMA's MiCA market-abuse supervisory guidelines on 12 October 2026.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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US-MAConsumer Protection2026-02-03
AG litigation against Bitcoin Depot and Coinhub over kiosk fraud continues.
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US-SCCrypto Licensing2026-05-19
S.163 exempts four non-fiat activities from MTL requirement.
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US-COCrypto Licensing2026-10-08
Coinme (Colorado-licensed money transmitter) entered a $2.5M multistate BSA/AML consent order on 8 Oct 2026, then was acquired by Polygon Labs on 14 Oct 2026, which absorbed the Colorado licence and remediation obligations.
Also tracked by world-payments:W13
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US-NDCommercial Activity2026-10-08
Coinme market-exit event from ND virtual-currency-kiosk business, driven by the multistate BSA/AML settlement.
Also tracked by world-payments:W13
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US-OHCrypto Licensing2026-10-08
Coinme BSA/AML settlement and Polygon acquisition touch Ohio-licensed MTL; HB 195 UCC Article 12 now effective.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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US-MICrypto Licensingdate pending
HB 5544 would repeal and replace the Money Transmission Services Act with a CSBS-model law adding a virtual-currency reserve requirement.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D7, world-payments:W1a
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US-MDCrypto Licensing2026-10-01
Virtual Currency Kiosk operator definition broadened (Ch.417, effective Oct 1, 2026); payroll-processor money-transmitter exclusion also effective Oct 1, 2026.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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IDCross-Border Transfer2026-09-01
No licence-passporting regime; 2026 Omnibus Law gives OJK freeze/block power reaching foreign offerors without local presence.
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MYCrypto Licensing2026-05-20
14th-revision SC Guidelines (20 May 2026) tighten DAX capital/custody rules; transitional window to 2028.
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US-CAStablecoin Regime2026-06-30
SB 97 repealed DFAL stablecoin-issuer licensing, deferring to federal GENIUS Act.
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KECrypto Licensing2025-11-04
VASP Act 2025/Regulations 2026 comprehensive dual CBK/CMA licensing regime now in force.
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LATAMStablecoin Regimedate pending
Brazil's BCB Resolution 561 bars regulated electronic-FX providers from using stablecoins to settle the offshore leg of cross-border payments, effective October 2026; El Salvador's CNAD regime imposes 1:1 reserve and quarterly-attestation conditions.
Also tracked by world-payments:W2
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DKCrypto Licensing2026-07-01
Six entities authorised; one refusal reported; grandfathering period ended 1 July 2026.
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GHToken Classification2026-02-01
Activity-based classification exists; no formal stablecoin/EMT/ART taxonomy published.
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KHCrypto Licensing2026-09-24
NBC/SERC split virtual-asset licensing framework announced; draft comprehensive virtual-asset law targets November 2026 final draft.
Also tracked by world-payments:W2
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US-ILTax Treatment2026-10-06
Illinois Digital Asset Tax Act (0.2% levy, effective 2027-01-01) draft rules published, comments due 2026-10-30.
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ATCrypto Licensing2026-10-13
FMA authorised MEGE zweite GmbH (BingX EU) as a MiCAR CASP by decision dated 13 October 2026.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5, world-payments:W1b
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MMCross-Border Transfer2026-10-09
OFAC removed Theint Win Htet from the Burma SDN List (9 Oct 2026), an individual-scoped change against the otherwise-intact EO 14014 overlay on cross-border crypto flows touching Myanmar-military-linked persons.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D1, world-payments:W12
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FRCrypto Licensing2026-07-01
AMF quarterly blacklist added 26 names (19 Oct 2026); MiCA CASP authorisation regime unchanged.
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PLCrypto Licensing2026-07-01
No domestic CASP authorisation route exists; MiCA Art 143(3) transitional treatment expired 1 July 2026.
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CA-ABStablecoin Regime2026-05-04
Alberta Treasury Board approval of CADD sits alongside the not-yet-in-force federal Stablecoin Act.
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NLOn-Chain Activity Regime2026-10-12
AFM/DNB joint report (12 Oct 2026) finds Dutch law provides no basis for native securities tokenisation; recommends joint follow-up process.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5, world-payments:W2
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ARCrypto Licensing2026-10-16
RG 1172/2026 wholly substitutes the PSAV rulebook with new conduct standards and monthly reporting.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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US-KSConsumer Protection2026-07-01
HB 2591 imposes disclosure, fee-cap and refund duties on kiosk operators.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5, world-payments:W1a
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GHStablecoin Regimedate pending
BoG enforcement perimeter against unauthorised USD-denominated crypto wallets; no formal issuance/reserve regime published.
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US-MICommercial Activity2026-10-10
Coinbase Financial Markets, Inc. stipulated with MGCB to halt new sports-related event contracts to Michigan customers, winding down by Oct 10, 2026.
Also tracked by world-payments:W7
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AGStablecoin Regime2026-02-13
ECCB suspended DCash 2.0 CBDC successor (13 Feb 2026) in favour of Fast Payment System/CAPSS; AEOI Amendment Bill 2026 extends CRS depository-account scope to CBDC/e-money accounts.
Also tracked by world-payments:W2
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US-NECross-Border Transfer2026-04-14
LB838 25% remittance excise tax to foreign-adversary-country residents.
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ITCrypto Licensing2026-07-01
CONSOB authorised YouHodler Italy as a MiCA CASP via delibera n.24156 (8 Oct 2026); ninth CASP authorised since the 30 June 2026 OAM/VASP transition end.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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CLStablecoin Regime2026-06-12
BCCh has not issued the Ley 21.521 arts. 30-31 general rule for fiat-backed DLT value representations as of 13 Oct 2026.
Also tracked by world-payments:W2
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BECrypto Licensing2026-07-01
MiCA transitional deadline expired 1 July 2026; FSMA began active enforcement against six unauthorised CASPs.
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CRCross-Border Transfer2026-09-19
Threshold-setting regulation still pending.
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PKCross-Border Transfer2026-08-21
Effects-based territorial test (Regulation 3(4)/(5)) and Travel Rule counterparty due-diligence duty (Regulation 100) confirmed.
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ESCrypto Licensing2026-07-01
MiCA transitional period ended 1 July 2026; CNMV register at 15 entities as of 2 Oct 2026.
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US-LAConsumer Protection2026-06-01
Act 482/SB287 strengthens kiosk complaint-handling and OFI-contact disclosure duties, eff. 1 Aug 2026.
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US-WYStablecoin Regime2026-01-07
Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) remains live since Jan 7, 2026; interaction with federal GENIUS Act oversight remains unresolved.
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KZTax Treatment2026-07-08
July 2026 decree exempts personal income tax on licensed-platform digital-asset trading income.
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GRCrypto Licensing2026-09-29
First MiCA CASP authorisations and ESMA register entries went live September/July 2026.
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AECrypto Licensing2026-10-12
VARA granted Payward FZCO Full Market Approval as a licensed VASP, 12 October 2026.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D5
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ATConsumer Protection2026-10-06
FMA warned against Coinmindz (purported Dubai seat) on 6 October 2026.
Also tracked by financial-integrity:D3
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HKCommercial Activity2026-04-10
HSBC and Anchorpoint licensed as HK's first stablecoin issuers, targeting H2-2026 launches.
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CA-ABCrypto Licensingdate pending
CatalX settlement illustrates consequence of breaching a pre-registration undertaking.
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PKConsumer Protection2026-08-21
Custody segregation and no-pledging duty confirmed via regulator's chairman statement.
Regulatory horizon
- AGAEOI Amendment Act 2026 CRS/CBDC scope ahead of 2027 evaluation2027-Q1half year
- APACSingapore MAS stablecoin-recognition consultation closesclosed 2026-10-16quarter
- ARCNV PSAV monthly reporting form (PSAV_014) go-live2026-11-01quarter
- AUDigital Assets Framework Act 2026 operative commencement2027-04-08quarter
- AUASIC CP 392 consultation closes2026-11-27quarter
- AUCARF crypto tax-reporting exposure draft consultation closes2026-10-28quarter
- AUFirst international CARF taxpayer information exchange2028multi year
- BGDAC8/CARF first EU-wide crypto-asset reporting exchange2027-09-30quarter
- BRBCB VASP incumbent authorisation deadline2026-10-30quarter
- BReFX provider BCB approval deadline for unauthorised international payment providers2027-05-31quarter
- CAStablecoin Act implementing regulations pending2027year
- CA-ABFederal Stablecoin Act implementing regulations expected2027year
- CA-QCAMF-to-CIRO functional transfer of mutual fund dealer oversight completesclosed 2026-07-04quarter
- CHFinIA amendment dispatch to parliament expected2026-Q4half year
- CRCONASSIF implementing regulation for VASP registration (Ley 10961)2026-Q4quarter
- CWCGA crypto-policy compliant policy upload deadlineclosed 2026-09-30quarter
- CWCGA crypto risk-assessment and wallet-controls deadline2026-12-31quarter
- CWCGA crypto-policy full compliance deadline2027-06-30half year
- CYMarkets in Crypto-Assets Bill of 2026 - domestic MiCA enforcement framework2027-Q1half year
- EEANon-MiCA-compliant stablecoin service remediation deadline2027-01-08quarter
- ESCNMV draft Circular extending complaints procedure to CASP/crowdfunding clients2027-Q1quarter
- GGGFSC stablecoin feedback and rules expected2026-Q4quarter
- GG-ALDGFSC stablecoin framework feedback and rules expected2026-Q4half year
- GRGreece crypto capital-gains tax consultation closes2026-10-22quarter
- GRGreece crypto tax bill expected parliamentary vote2026-11-07quarter
- HKAMLO VA dealer/custodian/advisory/management licensing bill introduction2026-Q4quarter
- INParliamentary Standing Committee on Finance study of India's VDA regulatory framework2027-Q1half year
- JEStates Assembly debate on draft Financial Products and Prospectuses (Jersey) Law2026-11-10quarter
- KEVASP transitional compliance deadline2026-11-04quarter
- KHNBC/SERC scope-defining virtual-asset regulation expected2026-Q4quarter
- KHDraft comprehensive virtual-asset law final draft and legislative approval2026-11quarter
- LATAMBrazil BCB Resolution 561 offshore stablecoin settlement restriction becomes effectiveclosed 2026-10quarter
- LATAMBrazil VASP licensing grandfathering transition ends2026-10-30quarter
- LKSri Lanka VASP legislation expected to clear Legal Draftsman's Department and reach Parliament2027-Q1half year
- LTDAC8/CARF first reporting deadline for Lithuania2027-05-31quarter
- MODraft AML/virtual-asset law expected to introduce VASP authorisation regime2027year
- MYDAX incumbent transitional capital-rule deadline2028-05-20multi year
- NGSEC Proposed Digital Asset Rules - final status expected2026-Q4half year
- NGSEC capital-compliance deadline for DAX/DAC (N2bn floor)2027-06-30quarter
- PADraft Law 314 / Bill 326 VASP-PSP-EMI framework expected movement2026-Q4half year
- PKPVARA expected to issue first full VASP licences2026-Q4quarter
- PLFourth government Crypto-Asset Market Act draft expected2026-Q4quarter
- PWFIU AML/CFT Regulation 03/04 adoption (VASP/MVTS reporting entities)2026-Q4half year
- PWDraft National Digital Payment System Act (tokenized dollar) legislative progress2026-Q4multi year
- RORomania MiCA national implementing GEO adoption2027-Q1half year
- RWCMA implementing regulations for VASP licensing, capital and fit-and-proper standards2027-Q1year
- SGMAS stablecoin legislation following P015-2026 consultation2027-Q2half year
- SNWAEMU C-CRYPTO framework drafting continues, no timeline set2027multi year
- THCabinet-approved SEC enforcement-power amendments expected in force2027year
- THForeign digital-asset custodian qualification upgrade expected2026-Q4quarter
- TNDraft Tunisian Foreign Exchange Code reform (potential conditional crypto licensing route)2027-Q2multi year
- TTVASP Act 2025 full-authorisation prohibition expires2026-12-31quarter
- TWVASA full commencement (Act + 9 subordinate regulations)2027-Q1quarter
- TWFSC Travel Rule Phase 1 (domestic) planned start2026-Q4quarter
- TZBank of Tanzania crypto/stablecoin/virtual-asset framework expected2027-Q1year
- UADraft Bill No. 10225-d second reading expected2026-Q4half year
- UGBank of Uganda six-pillar virtual-asset framework2027year
- UKUK cryptoasset regulated activities commence2027-10-25quarter
- USGENIUS Act full statutory effective date2027-01-18quarter
- USOCC final GENIUS Act stablecoin-issuer rule2026-10-31quarter
- US-AKSB86 main virtual-currency licensing provisions take effect2027-07-01quarter
- US-AKExisting Alaska money-services licensees' transition deadline2028-07-01year
- US-ALAlabama non-permitted payment stablecoin offer/sale prohibition cut-over2028-01-01multi year
- US-CADFPI MTA fiat-leg exemption finalisation (PRO 02-23 follow-on)2027-Q1half year
- US-DESB18 implementing regulations become operative2027-07-06quarter
- US-DESB19 implementing regulations and SCRC certification pathway2028-Q1half year
- US-FLFlorida virtual-currency-kiosk registration regime commences2027-01-01quarter
- US-FLFlorida stablecoin issuer first annual OFR certification due2027-02-01quarter
- US-GAGeorgia Payment Stablecoin Act effective date2027-01-18half year
- US-ILDACPA/DAKA Second Notice JCAR hearing2026-10-20quarter
- US-ILDigital Asset Tax Act comment period closes2026-10-30quarter
- US-ILIllinois Digital Asset Tax Act effective date2027-01-01quarter
- US-ILDACPA registration deadline2027-07-01quarter
- US-INPublic retirement plan crypto investment option deadline2027-07-01quarter
- US-MAStatewide ban on cryptocurrency kiosks (S.3178 Amendment 374)2027-Q1half year
- US-MDMaryland Stablecoin Act commencement2027-01-01quarter
- US-MIMoney Transmission Modernization Act repeal of current MI MTL regime2027-07-01quarter
- US-MOSB 1510 kiosk-statute AG enforcement amendment2026-Q3half year
- US-MOSB 1177 digital-asset UCC classification2026-Q3half year
- US-NCNC Digital Asset and Stablecoin Act potential commencement2027-01-18quarter
- US-NDCoinme ND kiosk wind-down deadline2027-01-01quarter
- US-NELB838 foreign-adversary MTL control bar operativeclosed 2026-07-18quarter
- US-NECoinme must exit Nebraska kiosk operations2027-01-01quarter
- US-NMFinCEN/OFAC PPSI AML rule expected final/effective2027-01-01half year
- US-NYNYDFS Part 202 stablecoin rule effective date tied to GENIUS Act commencement2027-01-18half year
- US-OKOklahoma HB 3521 takes effect (digital-asset kiosk and stablecoin money-transmitter perimeter)2026-11-01quarter
- US-VTVermont virtual-currency kiosk moratorium expiry2027-07-01quarter
- US-WYSF0055 SPDI amendment package mostly effectiveclosed 2026-07-01quarter
- UYPSAV transitional authorisation window closes2027-03-31quarter
- UYPSAV general compliance deadline2027-06-30quarter
- VUVASP Act amendment debate2026-10-30quarter
- ZADraft Capital Flow Management Regulations 2026 finalisation2027-Q1half year
- ZASARB draft Authorisation Framework for E-Money and Payment Activities finalisation2026-Q4half year
- ZMBOZ comprehensive VASP regulatory framework (policy intention)2027year