Crypto-Asset Regulation · glossary

Virtual asset service provider (VASP)

The name for a crypto firm registered under the anti-money-laundering rules before MiCA. Registration was a narrow check of the firm's customer checks and the honesty of its owners and managers, with no look at capital, custody or technology. Halcyon was registered in 2022. Binder §1.1 · Chapter 1 · Chapter 3

Explained in Chapter 1, What a Crypto-Asset Is, and Why the State Cares, of Crypto-Asset Regulation.

Also explained in Venture Deals.

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