News
CBN will require ₦15bn for dollar stablecoins
Nigeria’s central bank will require ₦15 billion in paid-in capital for a foreign-currency stablecoin issuer, plus full …
Vasp
Policy
Resolução BCB nº 602 lets Brazilians pick which products a crypto exchange may pitch them from 31 March 2027, but anyone who never makes the choice keeps getting every offer
Resolução BCB nº 602, adopted 23 October 2026 and published 26 October 2026, makes Brazilian exchanges let individual clients …
Policy
CNV Resolución General 1172/2026, from 16 October 2026, rewrites Argentina's PSAV rules for exchanges and custodians, and a monthly client, volume and custody report in the new format applies from 1 November.
CNV Resolución General 1172/2026 rewrites Argentina’s PSAV rules from 16 October 2026, and a new-format monthly report on …
News
Standard Chartered opens bitcoin and ether trading in UAE
Affluent Professional Investor clients in the UAE can buy and sell bitcoin and ether from their Standard Chartered accounts. The …
Projects
Lemon's Bitcoin-backed credit card in Argentina has no margin calls
Lemon’s Visa credit card in Argentina is secured with bitcoin, has a fixed ARS 1,000,000 monthly limit and bills in pesos. …
Policy
Resolução BCB nº 588 makes self-custody transfers from US$10,000 reportable to Coaf on 1 October, while nº 589 moves Brazil's unauthorized-counterparty cutoff to 6 November and builds a second January deadline
Resolution 588 makes self-custody transfers from US$10,000 reportable to Coaf; Resolution 589 moves Brazil’s …
News
Onda Finance first in BCB VASP auth process
BCB Comunicado nº 45.986, published 21 September 2026, names Onda Finance as the first virtual-asset firm in a formal …
Policy
PL 1.536/2023, as substituted by the Senate CCT on 2 September 2026, would put client-asset segregation into Lei 14.478/2022 so exchange-held balances cannot answer for a PSAV's debts, with CAE and CCJ still ahead before it becomes law
Senate CCT approved a Portinho substitute to PL 1.536/2023 on 2 Sept 2026 that would put client-asset segregation into Lei …
News
Vietnam Decree 284 live; no licensed exchange yet
Vietnam’s Decree 284/2026 takes effect 1 September with fines for unlicensed crypto platforms. No exchange is licensed yet, …
Policy
CNV RG 1150: Argentina tokenization to Dec 2027
CNV Resolución General 1150/2026, published 11 June, extends Argentina’s securities tokenization sandbox to 31 Dec 2027 and …
Policy
Resolução BCB 584: 24-hour hold starts Jan 2027
On 7 August 2026 the BCB published Resolução nº 584, amending Res. 142/2021. From 1 January 2027, VASPs must hold transfers above …
Policy
Resolução BCB 520: Brazil's Oct 30 SPSAV deadline
Under Resolução BCB nº 520 (in force since 2 Feb 2026), incumbents have until 30 Oct 2026 to file SPSAV authorization. Miss it and …