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DN Crypto Regulation Tracker

A source-first reference to crypto regulation by jurisdiction, activity and regulatory perimeter. Check the underlying instrument, scope and review date before acting.

What Matters

Initial reference set, not a complete global legal database or continuous monitoring feed. Seven records, seven jurisdictions or perimeters. “Reference reviewed” means the listed source was checked; it does not mean a full jurisdiction audit or that every rule remains unchanged.

The agentic-finance question is what activity is performed, by whom and with whose authority. A bot is not a blanket exemption from financial regulation.

Coverage queue: United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and additional African markets. No status is inferred for jurisdictions not yet covered.

7 results

European Union

Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA)

A framework addressing crypto-asset offerings, certain token issuers and crypto-asset service providers.

Record type
Regulation
Evidence status
Reference reviewed
Activities
Issuance, Custody, Exchange
Historical legal milestone
2023-05-31
Source reviewed / review due
2026-10-12 / 2026-11-11
Implications and limits

Assess the actual service, controller, customer location and authority granted. Using an AI agent does not itself create an exemption.

This record identifies the primary rulebook. It does not verify every amendment, national transition or product classification.

United Kingdom

FCA cryptoasset regulatory perimeter

FCA material separates cryptoasset registration, promotions and the developing regulatory framework.

Record type
Regulator guidance
Evidence status
Reference reviewed
Activities
Exchange, Custody, Marketing
Historical legal milestone
Not specified for this reference
Source reviewed / review due
2026-10-12 / 2026-11-11
Implications and limits

Assess the actual service, controller, customer location and authority granted. Using an AI agent does not itself create an exemption.

Registration and authorisation are different. Verify the current regime and exact permissions for the activity.

Singapore

Payment Services Act and DPT licensing

MAS describes licensing for payment services and digital payment token services, including exemptions and transitional provisions.

Record type
Act and regulator guidance
Evidence status
Reference reviewed
Activities
Payments, Exchange, Custody
Historical legal milestone
2020-01-28
Source reviewed / review due
2026-10-12 / 2026-11-11
Implications and limits

Assess the actual service, controller, customer location and authority granted. Using an AI agent does not itself create an exemption.

The source records a 2024 scope amendment. Check the current instrument, service definition and entity listing.

Dubai, UAE (VARA perimeter)

VARA public register

A public register for checking entities and the activities covered by their VARA licences.

Record type
Regulator register
Evidence status
Reference reviewed
Activities
Exchange, Custody, Brokerage
Historical legal milestone
Not specified for this reference
Source reviewed / review due
2026-10-12 / 2026-11-11
Implications and limits

Assess the actual service, controller, customer location and authority granted. Using an AI agent does not itself create an exemption.

Dubai is not a proxy for every UAE jurisdiction. Verify territorial scope and each listed activity.

Hong Kong

SFC virtual-asset framework

SFC material provides the entry point to virtual-asset regulation and platform supervision.

Record type
Regulator guidance
Evidence status
Reference reviewed
Activities
Exchange, Custody
Historical legal milestone
Not specified for this reference
Source reviewed / review due
2026-10-12 / 2026-11-11
Implications and limits

Assess the actual service, controller, customer location and authority granted. Using an AI agent does not itself create an exemption.

Use the relevant current rules and licensed-platform lists; this is not an eligibility decision for an individual platform.

South Africa

Crypto assets under the FAIS Act

The FSCA declared crypto assets financial products under the FAIS Act on 19 October 2022.

Record type
Declaration
Evidence status
Reference reviewed
Activities
Advice, Intermediation
Historical legal milestone
2022-10-19
Source reviewed / review due
2026-10-12 / 2026-11-11
Implications and limits

Assess the actual service, controller, customer location and authority granted. Using an AI agent does not itself create an exemption.

This historical declaration does not establish a firm’s current licence, tax treatment or exchange-control permissions.

Switzerland

FINMA FinTech authorisation and AML guidance

FINMA explains that a FinTech business must assess authorisation and anti-money-laundering obligations based on its activities.

Record type
Regulator guidance
Evidence status
Reference reviewed
Activities
Payments, Custody, Asset management
Historical legal milestone
Not specified for this reference
Source reviewed / review due
2026-10-12 / 2026-11-11
Implications and limits

Assess the actual service, controller, customer location and authority granted. Using an AI agent does not itself create an exemption.

A FinTech licence is not blanket permission for all crypto products. Confirm the applicable activity and current rules.

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