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Research Library (82)
- BIS Papers 166 - From Cash to Crypto - Regulatory Approach to Illicit Payments (Mar 2026) — Analyzes how illicit payments have shifted from cash-based methods to crypto-enabled channels, and compares regulator...
- PBOC - Notice on Virtual Currencies (2026) — Notice from the People's Bank of China outlines restrictions and supervisory expectations for virtual currency activi...
- ESMA - 13 May 2026 ESMA50 -481369926 -33801 ESMA TRV Risk Analysis Financial Innovation — ESMA risk analysis examines quantum computing in financial markets, focusing on current applications, investment acti...
- MFSA - Decentralised Finance (DeFi) Discussion Paper: Strengthening Malta's Position as a Jurisdiction for Next Generation Financial Services (Jun 2026) — MFSA's discussion paper examines how Malta can position itself for next generation financial services through DeFi, f...
- Global payment matters - July 2026 (Jul 2026) — Quarterly legal update on global payments developments, highlighting digital assets in derivatives, DLT in repo marke...
- Regulation (EU) 2023-1113 - Funds and Crypto-Asset Transfers (TFR) — EU Regulation 2023/1113 extends transfer of funds rules to crypto-asset transfers, imposing traceability, information...
- Regulation (EU) 2023-1114 MiCA — EU Regulation 2023/1114, MiCA establishes a harmonized framework for crypto-asset issuance, service providers, consum...
- Elliptic - Global Crypto Regulation Review 2025 — Reviews the global crypto regulatory landscape in 2025, comparing how major jurisdictions are tightening rules on lic...
- FINMA - Guidance 01-2026: Custody of Crypto-based Assets — FINMA guidance on custody arrangements, segregation, risk management, and supervision expectations for crypto-asset c...
- FSB - Global Regulatory Framework for Crypto-Asset Activities - Umbrella Note — FSB's umbrella note outlines a global regulatory framework for crypto-asset activities, aiming to align oversight acr...
- Global Regulatory Framework for Cryptoassets — FSB outlines a global regulatory framework for cryptoassets, emphasizing consistent oversight, cross-border coordinat...
- FinCEN - CVC Guidance FIN-2019-G001 (May 2019) — FinCEN's 2019 guidance clarifies how Bank Secrecy Act rules apply to convertible virtual currency activities, disting...
- SFC - Guidelines for Virtual Asset Trading Platform Operators (Jun 2023) — Hong Kong SFC guidelines set licensing, custody, governance, disclosure, and investor protection requirements for vir...
- OCC Interpretive Letter 1188 - Riskless Principal Crypto Transactions — OCC confirms national banks may intermediate crypto trades as riskless principal, subject to existing securities/deri...
- 2025 LATAM Crypto Regulation Report — Analyzes the 2025 regulatory landscape for crypto across Latin America, highlighting jurisdictional differences, comp...
- Crypto Kleptocracy — Analyzes how crypto markets can enable corruption, sanctions evasion, and illicit finance, arguing that weak oversigh...
- JUNE 2026 ยท A JOINT REPORT Digital Assets A strategic playbook for banks (Jun 2026) — Policy clarity, maturing infrastructure, and institutional adoption are pushing digital assets from experimentation t...
- PwC - Global Crypto Regulation Report 2026 (Jan 2026) — PwC surveys the global crypto regulatory landscape in early 2026, comparing how major jurisdictions are approaching l...
- VARA - Virtual Assets and Related Activities Regulations 2023 — Overview of Dubai VARA's 2023 regulatory framework for virtual assets and related activities, outlining licensing, co...
- FCA - Cryptoassets Consumer Research 2025 (Wave 6) — FCA-commissioned survey tracking UK consumer awareness, ownership, and attitudes toward cryptoassets, including infor...
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- pacs.crypto Control Room: Watching an ISO 20022 Crypto Payment End to End — A work-in-progress look at the pacs.crypto Control Room: a bank-to-VASP walkthrough that follows one crypto payment f...