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Virtual asset service provider

A crypto business registered with a regulator. Solaris was registered with the Central Bank of Ireland as one, so a new holder of more than 25% of its register needed the regulator’s check before a round could complete. In March 2025 it was authorised as a crypto-asset service provider instead. Chapter 10

Explained in Chapter 10, Warranties, Disclosure and Completion, of Venture Deals.

The main page for this term is Virtual asset service provider (VASP), in Crypto-Asset Regulation.

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