FATF: Virtual assets and virtual asset service providers
FATF has updated this guidance for a risk-based approach for virtual assets and virtual asset service providers. It includes updates on a number of key areas, including: clarification of the definitions of virtual assets and VASPs, guidance on how the FATF Standards apply to stablecoins, additional guidance on the risks and the tools available to countries to address the money laundering and terrorist financing risks for peer-to-peer transactions, updated guidance on the licensing and registration of VASPs, additional guidance for the public and private sectors on the implementation of the “travel rule”, and principles of information-sharing and co-operation amongst VASP supervisors.
Last updated · 13 Mar 2026
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DG FISMA has invited the ESAs to develop technical advice in order to inform the review of the Disclosures Delegated Act under the Taxonomy Regulation.