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Title
Jurisdiction
Issuing Agency
Status
Date
News/Opinion Article
Wyoming Deposit & Transfer Gets SPDI Bank Charter
Wyoming
06/22/2021
Informal guidance
Fair dealing and initial coin offers
Oceania
Existing
06/21/2019
Regulation
PAYMENT SERVICES (AMENDMENT) ACT 2021
Singapore
Parliament of Singapore (Monetary Authority of Singapore)
Existing
Regulation
Payment Services Act 2019- Singapore
Singapore
Parliament of Singapore (Monetary Authority of Singapore)
Existing
01/28/2020
Informal guidance
Information on Financial Technology Sandbox – Financial Technology Sandbox Resource Center
Wyoming
Wyoming Division of Banking
Joint Statement on Activities Involving Digital Assets
Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Statement
Wyoming
Securities and Exchange Commission
Wyoming Division of Banking – No Action Letter “Two Ocean Trust”
Wyoming
Wyoming Division of Banking
Video of the hearing on Avanti’s charter application to become a Wyoming’s Special Purpose Depository Institution.
Wyoming
Video of the hearing on Kraken’s charter application to become the first Wyoming’s Special Purpose Depository Institution
Wyoming
Press release
Bermuda Monetary Authority MoU Wyoming Division Of Banking
Wyoming
Press release
Avanti Granted Bank Charter And Approval Of Business Plan For Digital Asset Custody And Tokenized U.S. Dollar
Wyoming
Wyoming Division of Banking
,
Wyoming State Banking Board
Informal guidance
Open Blockchain Token – Notice of Intent
Wyoming
Wyoming Secretary of State's Office
Existing
08/01/2019
Informal guidance
Wyoming Financial Technology Sandbox Application
Wyoming
Wyoming Division of Banking
Proposed
01/01/2020
Informal guidance
Draft Sandbox Rules
Wyoming
Wyoming Division of Banking
Existing
01/01/2020
Informal guidance
Special Purpose Depository Institution – Capital Requirement Guidance
Wyoming
Wyoming Division of Banking
Existing
05/01/2020
Informal guidance
Special Purpose Depository Institution – Biographical & Financial Report
Wyoming
Wyoming Division of Banking
Existing
06/01/2020
Informal guidance
Special Purpose Depository Institution – Bank Charter Application
Wyoming
Wyoming Division of Banking
Existing
06/01/2020
Informal guidance
Special Purpose Depository Institutions – Application Process Overview
Wyoming
Wyoming Division of Banking
Existing
05/01/2020
Informal guidance
Special Purpose Depository Institutions – Administrative Rules
Wyoming
Wyoming Division of Banking
Existing
06/01/2020
Informal guidance
Charter Applications – Special Purpose Depository Institutions
Wyoming
Wyoming Division of Banking
Existing
09/26/2019
Regulation
HB0001 – General government appropriations-2
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
04/01/2021
Regulation
HB0133 – Online sports wagering
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
09/01/2021
Regulation
HB0142 – Commercial filing system update
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Proposed
Regulation
SF0105 – Disclosure of private cryptographic keys
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Proposed
Regulation
SF0039 – Digital identity
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
07/01/2021
Regulation
SF0038 – Decentralized autonomous organizations
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
07/01/2021
Regulation
SF0036 – For-profit public benefit corporations
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Proposed
Regulation
HB0043 – Digital assets-amendments
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
07/01/2021
Regulation
HB0041 – Intrastate crowdfunding exemption-amendments
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
07/01/2021
Paper
Crypto-currencies – An introduction to not-so-funny moneys
Oceania
Existing
11/01/2017
News/Opinion Article
Canada Tax Collector Seeks to Force Crypto Exchange Coinsquare to Fork Over Client Records
Canada
11/06/2020
Informal guidance
Tips for Using FinTech
Hong Kong
Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
Existing
03/01/2019
Informal guidance
Response to media enquiry on the suspected uploading of police officers’ personal data to the blockchain platform for virtual currencies
Hong Kong
Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
Existing
07/17/2019
News/Opinion Article
Blockchain and Data Protection — Privacy Commissioner’s article contribution at Hong Kong Lawyer (July 2019)
Hong Kong
Report
Ethical Accountability Framework for Hong Kong, China A Report prepared for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Analysis and Model Assessment Framework
Hong Kong
News/Opinion Article
Application of Blockchain– Privacy Commissioner’s article contribution at Hong Kong Lawyer (March 2020)
Hong Kong
Regulation
In Principle Approval to to OSL for Virtual Asset Automated Trading and Brokerage Licenses
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
08/21/2020
News/Opinion Article
BeefChain Receives First USDA Certification For A Blockchain Company
United States
News/Opinion Article
USDA Proposes Blockchain Ledger for Organic Product Supply Chain
United States
Academic work
Applying blockchain technology to improve agri-food traceability: A review of development methods, benefits and challenges
United States
News/Opinion Article
It’s time for a FTC Blockchain Working Group
United States
News/Opinion Article
Decrypting Cryptocurrency Scams
United States
06/25/2018
News/Opinion Article
The US Federal Trade Commission has obtained a temporary restraining order and other relief against four individuals related to their cryptocurrency business schemes
United States
Regulation
The American Competitiveness on More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (COMPETE) Act
United States
U.S. Congress
Proposed
08/31/2020
Regulation
H.R.8524 – Blockchain Records and Transactions Act of 2020
United States
116th Congress (2019-2020)
,
U.S. Congress
,
U.S. House of Representatives
Proposed
02/10/2020
Explanatory Brief
Explanatory Brief for Payment Services (Amendment) Bill
Singapore
News/Opinion Article
BeefChain Receives First USDA Certification For A Blockchain Company
United States
News/Opinion Article
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL REGULATION AND SECRETARY OF STATE COLLABORATE ON CAPTIVE INSURANCE BLOCKCHAIN PILOT
United States
,
Vermont
News/Opinion Article
Vermont warns off cryptocurrency company
United States
,
Vermont
News/Opinion Article
Vermont City Pilots Land Registry Record With Blockchain Startup
United States
,
Vermont
News/Opinion Article
Blockchain Is Gaining Ground On Land Registry Systems
United States
,
Vermont
Informal guidance
Practice and Procedure for Application Hearings
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
05/01/2014
News/Opinion Article
Kraken Wins Bank Charter Approval
United States
,
Wyoming
Schedule and related information on Wyoming's Blockchain-specific Committee
Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Technology
United States
,
Wyoming
Regulation
EU Digital Finance Package
European Union
European Commission
Proposed
09/24/2020
ECB Report
Report on a digital euro
European Union
Regulation
Germany’s Implementation of the EU’s Forth Anti Money Laundering Directive, Introducing a crypo regulation
European Union
Parliament of Germany
Existing
12/10/2019
Informal guidance
BaFIN (German Financial Supervisory Authority) Guidance on the Crypto Custory Business
European Union
BaFIN
Existing
03/02/2020
Informal guidance
BaFIN Guidance on applications for authorisation for crypto custody business
European Union
BaFIN
Existing
03/30/2020
Regulation
German Federal Blockchain Strategy
European Union
Ministry of the Economy of Germany
Existing
09/18/2019
Regulation
German draft law on implementing digital securities
European Union
Ministry of Finance of Germany
Proposed
08/11/2020
Informal guidance
National blockchain roadmap
Australia
,
Oceania
Australian Government
Existing
02/07/2020
Informal guidance
Initial coin offerings and crypto-assets information sheet (INFO 225)
Australia
,
Oceania
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Existing
05/01/2019
Informal guidance
Evaluating distributed ledger technology information sheet (INFO 219)
Australia
,
Oceania
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Existing
03/01/2017
Report of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Committee Report: BLOCKCHAIN PROMOTION ACT OF 2019
United States
News/Opinion Article
Malaysian Securities Commission issues revised digital asset guidelines
Other
News/Opinion Article
Attorney General and State Agencies Launch Working Group to Study Blockchain Technology
United States
,
Vermont
Informal guidance
Whitepaper on Distributed Ledger Technology
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Existing
11/11/2016
Academic work
Whitepaper 2.0 on Distributed Ledger Technology
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Existing
10/25/2017
Regulation
Hong Kong High Court Action (HCA 902/2018) Nico Constantijn Antonius Samara (Plaintiff) v Stive Jean-Paul Dan (Defendant)
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Court of First Instance
Existing
05/15/2018
Regulation
SCC Venture VI Holdco G, Ltd v Zhao Changpeng (HCMP 2770/2017, 24 April 2018)
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Court of First Instance
Existing
04/24/2018
Informal guidance
Crypto product alleged to be launched by the HKMA
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Existing
05/02/2018
Informal guidance
False News Report Claiming HKMA’s Investment in Crypto Products
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Existing
10/08/2018
Informal guidance
Financial Technology Infrastructure for Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Existing
12/01/1997
Regulation
Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance
Hong Kong
Parliament of Hong Kong
Existing
07/01/1933
Regulation
Code of Conduct for Persons Licensed by or Registered with the Securities and Futures Commission
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
09/01/2020
Regulation
Fund Manager Code of Conduct pursuant to the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571)
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
11/01/2018
Informal guidance
Circular to intermediaries on compliance with notification requirements
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
06/01/2018
Academic work
Smart contracts in Spain
Other
News/Opinion Article
SFC’s regulatory action halts ICO to Hong Kong public
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
03/19/2018
REPORT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CYBER DIGITAL TASK FORCE
Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework
United States
U.S. Department of Justice
Non-Regulation
10/08/2020
Report
Potential Uses of Blockchain by the U.S. Department of Defense
United States
Informal guidance
What is a Blockchain?
United States
U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology and the Privacy and Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
Non-Regulation
06/07/2019
Informal guidance
Leveraging Blockchain Technology to Improve Supply Chain Management and Combat Counterfeit Goods
United States
U.S. Homeland Security
Non-Regulation
05/08/2018
Regulation
HB0008 – Digital expression protection
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
03/09/2020
Regulation
HB0020 – Municipal bonds-digital securities
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
03/12/2020
Regulation
HB0021 – Insurance investments-digital assets
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
03/12/2020
Regulation
HB0045 – Special purpose depository institutions-amendments
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
03/10/2020
Regulation
SF0046 – Wyoming Money Transmitters Act-exemption
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
03/10/2020
Regulation
SF0047 – Digital assets-statutory amendments
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
03/13/2020
Policy report
Blockchain for digital government
European Union
Academic work
LOS CONTRATOS INTELIGENTES EN ESPAÑA La disciplina de los smart contracts
Other
Report
The Land Registry in the blockchain
Other
Academic work
Whitepaper 2.0 on Distributed Ledger Technology:Annex
Hong Kong
News/Opinion Article
Blockchain and Mahjong
Hong Kong
News/Opinion Article
Blockchain is not about virtual goods (區塊鏈唔止虛擬商品咁簡單)
Hong Kong
News/Opinion Article
Singapore Cryptocurrency Regulations Fuelling Online Gambling In Malaysia
Singapore
News/Opinion Article
Why Singapore is emerging as global crypto leader
Singapore
Academic work
Whitepaper On Distributed Ledger Technology
Hong Kong
News/Opinion Article
Initial Coin Offerings, Corporate Finance and Financial Regulation by Franklin Allen
Singapore
News/Opinion Article
Regulatory and other developments in Singapore on cryptocurrency and Bitcoin exchanges
Singapore
News/Opinion Article
Cryptocurrency Regulations in Singapore
Singapore
Academic work
Singapore court’s cryptocurrency decision: Implications for cryptocurrency trading, smart contracts and AI
Singapore
In Principle Approval
APPROVAL-IN-PRINCIPLE IN RESPECT OF APPLICATION FOR LICENSE TO CONDUCT TYPE 1 AND TYPE 7 REGULATED ACTIVITIES AS VIRTUAL ASSET TRADING PLATFORM
Hong Kong
Regulation
Securities and Futures Ordinance
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
04/01/2003
Regulation
Circular to announce the SFC Regulatory Sandbox
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
09/29/2017
Regulation
Circular to Licensed Corporations and Registered Institutions on Bitcoin futures contracts and cryptocurrency-related investment products
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
12/11/2017
Informal guidance
Statement on initial coin offerings
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Expired
09/05/2017
Regulation
Circular to intermediaries Compliance with notification requirement
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
09/14/2018
Regulation
SFC issues reminder on cryptocurrency-related products and derivatives
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
12/11/2017
Informal guidance
SFC warns of cryptocurrency risks
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
09/09/2018
News/Opinion Article
SFC issues statement on initial coin offerings
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Regulation
Managing ML/TF risks associated with virtual assets (VAs) and virtual asset service providers (VASPs)
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Existing
12/16/2019
Informal guidance
FIN-2019-G001; Application of FinCEN’s Regulations to Certain Business Models Involving Convertible Virtual Currencies
United States
FinCEN
Non-Regulation
05/09/2019
Regulation
HB0001 – General government appropriations
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
03/01/2019
Regulation
HB0027 – Select committee on blockchain, technology and innovation
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
03/13/2020
Regulation
AMS–NOP–17–0065; National Organic Program; Strengthening Organic Enforcement
United States
USDA
Proposed
10/05/2020
Informal guidance
Annual Report 2019 of Financial Stability Oversight Council
United States
Department of the Treasury
,
Financial Stability Oversight Council
Existing
12/24/2019
Informal guidance
An Update on Digital Currencies (speech by) Governor Lael Brainard for Federal Reserve Board of Governors
United States
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Non-Regulation
08/13/2020
Informal guidance
“OVERSEEING THE FINTECH REVOLUTION: DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON FINTECH” before the TASK FORCE ON FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY of the COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
United States
FDIC
Non-Regulation
06/25/2019
Informal guidance
Letter regarding authority of a national bank to provide cryptocurrency custody services for customers
United States
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Existing
07/22/2020
Informal guidance
Consumer Advisory: Risks to consumers posed by virtual currencies
United States
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Non-Regulation
08/01/2014
Informal guidance
Leaders of CFTC, FinCEN, and SEC Issue Joint Statement on Activities Involving Digital Assets
United States
CFTC
,
FinCEN
,
SEC
Existing
10/11/2019
Academic work
Blockchain Industries, Regulations and Policies in Singapore
Singapore
Report published by MAS
The future is here | Project Ubin: SGD on Distributed Ledger
Singapore
A report published by the Monetary Authority of Singapore
Project Ubin Phase 5: Enabling Broad Ecosystem Opportunities
Singapore
Press release
Code of Practice to facilitate application of payment service provider licence under Singapore’s Payment Services Act
Singapore
Press release
ACCESS becomes the world’s first association to run on-premise blockchain voting in 2020 AGM
Singapore
Information Paper
A Guide to Digital Token Offerings
Singapore
Regulation
HB0001 – General government appropriations
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
03/15/2018
Regulation
HB0113 – Special electric utility agreements
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
02/28/2019
Regulation
HB0185 – Corporate stock-certificate tokens
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
02/26/2019
Regulation
SF0028 – Banking technology and stock revisions
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
02/15/2019
Regulation
SF0125 – Digital assets-existing law
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
02/26/2019
Report
Legal and Regulatory framework of blockchains and smart contracts
European Union
EU Blockchain Obversvatory and Forum
Existing
09/27/2019
Regulation
No. 51. An act relating to promoting economic development.
United States
,
Vermont
Vermont General Assembly
Existing
06/03/2015
Regulation
Title 12 : Court Procedure Chapter 081 : Conduct Of Trial
United States
,
Vermont
Vermont General Assembly
Existing
01/01/2017
Academic work
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY REPORT
United States
,
Vermont
Informal guidance
Blockchain: Implications for the Banking and Insurance Industries
United States
,
Vermont
Vermont Department of Financial Regulation
Existing
01/15/2019
News/Opinion Article
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY: OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS
United States
,
Vermont
News/Opinion Article
Blockchains for Public Recordkeeping & for Recording Land Records (Required by Sec. 8, Act No. 205 of 2018)
United States
,
Vermont
News/Opinion Article
NASAA Updates Operation Cryptosweep More Than 130 New Investigations Underway
United States
,
Vermont
Informal guidance
Internal Revenue Bulletin: 2014-16
United States
IRS
Existing
04/14/2014
Informal guidance
Memorandum 202035011 – Taxation of Virtual Currency Received in the Crowdsourcing Labor Market
United States
IRS
Existing
06/29/2020
Report
Legal statement on cryptoassets and smart contracts
Other
Report
Blockchain Strategy of the Federal Government
Germany
Ministry of the Economy of Germany
News/Opinion Article
Italy affirms legal effectiveness of DLTs and smart contracts
Other
News/Opinion Article
Regulation of cryptocurrencies: France
Other
Regulation
HB0070 – Commercial filing system
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
02/26/2019
Regulation
HB0074 – Special purpose depository institutions
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
02/26/2019
Regulation
INCEPTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT
European Union
European Commission
Expired
12/19/2019
Regulation
HB0057 – Financial technology sandbox
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
02/19/2019
Regulation
HB0062 – Wyoming Utility Token Act-property amendments
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
02/28/2019
Regulation
None
European Union
European Commission
Non-Regulation
09/10/2020
Regulation
Study on blockchain
European Union
European Commission
Non-Regulation
03/27/2020
Regulation
Blockchain and the General Data Protection Regulation
European Union
European Parliament
Non-Regulation
07/01/2019
Regulation
Proposed Securities Act Rule 195- Time-limited Exemption for Tokens
United States
SEC
Proposed
02/06/2020
Regulation
Retail Commodity Transactions Involving Virtual Currency
United States
CFTC
proposed interpretation
12/15/2017
Regulation
Order Instituting Proceedings Pursuant to Sections 6(c) and 6(d) of the Commidity Exchange Act, Making Findings and Imposing Remedial Sanctions
United States
CFTC
Order
09/17/2015
Regulation
CFTC Backgrounder on Oversight of and Approach to Virtual Currency Futures Markets
United States
CFTC
Non-Regulation
01/04/2018
Academic work
CRYPTOCURRENCY REGULATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT IN THE U.S.
United States
FinCEN Advisory
FinCEN Advisory on Illicit Activity Involving Convertible Virtual Currency
United States
Joint Statement on Activities Involving Digital Assets
Activities Involving Digital Assets
United States
OCC Interpretive Letter
OCC Chief Counsel’s Interpretation on National Bank and Federal Savings Association Authority to Hold Stablecoin Reserves
United States
Regulation
H.737 An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting credit unions
United States
,
Vermont
Vermont General Assembly
Proposed
01/30/2018
Regulation
H.182 (Act 22) An act relating to certain businesses regulated by the Department of Financial Regulation
United States
,
Vermont
Vermont General Assembly
Existing
05/04/2017
Regulation
No. 69. An act relating to promoting economic development.
United States
,
Vermont
Vermont General Assembly
Existing
06/08/2017
Regulation
No. 157. An act relating to miscellaneous economic development provisions.
United States
,
Vermont
Vermont General Assembly
Existing
06/02/2016
Regulation
HB0126 – Limited liability companies-series
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
03/12/2018
Regulation
SF0111 – Property taxation-digital currencies
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
03/12/2018
Regulation
SEC Statement on Cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings
United States
SEC
Agency Statement
12/11/2017
Regulation
Conceptual framework for the potential regulation of virtual asset trading platform operators
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
11/01/2018
Regulation
Circular to intermediaries: Distribution of virtual asset funds
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
11/01/2018
Regulation
Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risks Associated with Virtual Commodities
Hong Kong
Customs and Excise Department
Existing
01/30/2014
Regulation
H.R.7592 — STIFLE Act of 2020
United States
116th Congress (2019-2020)
Proposed
07/13/2020
Regulation
H.R.2858 — FORWARD Act of 2019
United States
116th Congress (2019-2020)
Proposed
05/21/2019
Regulation
H.R.2513 — Corporate Transparency Act of 2019
United States
116th Congress (2019-2020)
Proposed
10/23/2019
Regulation
Act No. 93 (H.550). Property; unclaimed property An act relating to unclaimed property
United States
,
Vermont
Vermont General Assembly
Existing
04/29/2020
Regulation
VT LEG #341376 v.1 No. 20. An act relating to miscellaneous banking provisions.
United States
,
Vermont
Vermont General Assembly
Existing
05/14/2019
Regulation
Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: The DAO
United States
SEC
Existing
07/25/2017
Regulation
No. 46. An act relating to education finance
United States
,
Vermont
Vermont General Assembly
Existing
06/04/2019
Regulation
Act No. 205 (S.269). An act relating to blockchain business development.
United States
,
Vermont
Vermont General Assembly
Existing
05/04/2018
Regulation
H.765: An act relating to blockchain, cryptocurrency, and financial technology
United States
,
Vermont
Vermont General Assembly
Proposed
01/30/2018
Regulation
Rev. Rul. 2019-24
United States
IRS
Existing
10/09/2019
Regulation
Notice 2014-21
United States
IRS
Notice
04/14/2014
Regulation
CFTC Chairman Giancarlo Statement on Virtual Currencies
United States
CFTC
CFTC Chairman statement
01/04/2018
Regulation
HB0070 – Open blockchain tokens-exemptions
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
03/12/2018
Regulation
HB0101 – Electronic corporate records
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
03/12/2018
Regulation
Blockchain and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
European Union
European Parliament
Existing
07/01/2019
Regulation
Speech by Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis at the Digital Finance Outreach 2020 Closing conference
European Union
European Commission
Non-Regulation
06/23/2020
Regulation
Position paper Regulation of virtual asset trading platforms
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
11/06/2019
Regulation
Statement on Security Token Offerings
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
03/28/2019
Regulation
Statement on regulatory framework for virtual asset portfolios managers, fund distributors and trading platform operators
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
11/01/2018
Regulation
SFC issues warnings on virtual asset futures contracts
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
11/06/2019
Regulation
Proforma Terms and Conditions for Licensed Corporations which Manage Portfolios that Invest in Virtual Assets
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
10/04/2019
Regulation
LCQ1: Monitoring the use of bitcoins
Hong Kong
Legislative Council
Existing
01/08/2014
Regulation
T.L. Chan at Treasury Markets Summit 2018: “Crypto-assets and Money”
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Non-Regulation
09/21/2018
Regulation
BCBS Statement on Crypto-Assets
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Existing
03/18/2019
Regulation
Regulatory standards for licensed corporations managing virtual asset portfolios
Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission
Existing
11/01/2018
Regulation
S.1567 – Finding Orphan-disease Remedies With Antifungal Research and Development Act of 2019
United States
116th Congress (2019-2020)
Proposed
05/21/2019
Regulation
H.R.923 – U.S. Virtual Currency Market and Regulatory Competitiveness Act of 2019
United States
116th Congress (2019-2020)
Proposed
01/30/2019
Regulation
H.R.8132 – American COMPETE Act
United States
116th Congress (2019-2020)
,
U.S. Congress
,
U.S. House of Representatives
Proposed
08/28/2020
Regulation
H.R.8153 – Blockchain Innovation Act
United States
116th Congress (2019-2020)
,
U.S. Congress
,
U.S. House of Representatives
Proposed
09/01/2020
Regulation
Distributed Ledger Technology: Implications of Blockchain for the Securities Industry
United States
FINRA
Non-Regulation
03/31/2017
Regulation
Public Statement
European Union
,
France
,
Germany
,
Italy
,
Spain
Ministry of Finance of France
,
Ministry of Finance of Germany
,
Ministry of Finance of Italy
,
Ministry of Finance of Spain
,
Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands
09/11/2020
Regulation
H.R.41 – RESCUE Act for Black and Community Banks
United States
116th Congress (2019-2020)
Proposed
01/03/2019
Regulation
H.R.6154 – Crypto-Currency Act of 2020
United States
116th Congress (2019-2020)
,
U.S. Congress
,
U.S. House of Representatives
Proposed
03/09/2020
Regulation
Payment Services Act 2019
Singapore
Parliament of Singapore (Monetary Authority of Singapore)
Existing
01/14/2019
Regulation
H.R.1361 – Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019
United States
U.S. House of Representatives
Proposed
02/26/2019
Regulation
H.R.2500 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
United States
U.S. Congress
Proposed
07/12/2019
Regulation
H.R.528 – Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act
United States
U.S. House of Representatives
Proposed
01/14/2019
Regulation
H.R.6938 – Advancing Blockchain Act
United States
U.S. House of Representatives
Proposed
05/19/2020
Regulation
H.R.6607 – Strategic National Stockpile Enhancement and Transparency Act
United States
U.S. House of Representatives
Proposed
04/23/2020
Regulation
H.R.3407 – United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019
United States
U.S. House of Representatives
Proposed
06/21/2019
Regulation
H.R.4813 – Keep Big Tech Out Of Finance Act
United States
U.S. House of Representatives
Proposed
10/23/2019
Regulation
H.R.2514 – Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act of 2019
United States
U.S. House of Representatives
Proposed
10/29/2019
Regulation
Fifth Anti Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5)
European Union
Council of the European Union
,
European Commission
,
European Parliament
Existing
05/30/2018
Regulation
Public Consultation on an EU framework for markets in crypto-assets
European Union
European Commission
Expired
12/18/2019
Regulation
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Advice on Initial Coin Offerings and Crypto-Assets
European Union
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
ESMA Advice for EU crypto-asset regulation
01/09/2019
Regulation
European Banking Authority (EBA) Report with Advice for the European Commission on Crypto-Assets
European Union
European Banking Authority
Report with Advice
01/09/2019
Regulation
European Blockchain Partnership
European Union
Council of the European Union
Existing
04/10/2018
Regulation
European Blockchain Observatory and Forum
European Union
European Commission
02/01/2018
Regulation
HB0019 – Wyoming Money Transmitter Act-virtual currency exemption
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
03/07/2018
Regulation
FDA Blueprint for a New Era of Smarter Food Safety
United States
FDA
Blueprint for future regulation
07/13/2020
Regulation
H.R.2613 — Advancing Innovation to Assist Law Enforcement Act
United States
116th Congress (2019-2020)
Proposed
09/23/2019
Informal guidance
Enhanced Digital Custody Opt-in Regime
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
Existing
07/01/2019
Practice and Procedure for Application Hearings
United States
,
Wyoming
Wyoming Legislature
05/01/2014
EU Digital Finance Package
European Union
European Commission
09/24/2020
Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework
United States
U.S. Department of Justice
10/08/2020
FIN-2019-G001; Application of FinCEN’s Regulations to Certain Business Models Involving Convertible Virtual Currencies
United States
FinCEN
05/09/2019
Legal and Regulatory framework of blockchains and smart contracts
European Union
INCEPTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT
European Union
European Commission
12/19/2019
SEC Statement on Cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings
United States
SEC
12/11/2017
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