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Bermuda

Explore Bermuda’s crypto laws, including BMA digital asset business licensing, custody rules, taxes, AML compliance, and regulation.

Bermuda Monetary Authority, BMA
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Draft Intro Committee Passed Enacted Effective
Bermuda Digital Asset Business Act 2018 2018:28; DABA; amended through 2024:34 Effective Details Draft Draft: Completed Intro Introduced: Completed Committee In committee: Completed Passed Passed: Completed Enacted Enacted: Completed Effective Effective: Current

Digital Asset Business Act 2018

Bermuda’s Digital Asset Business Act 2018 requires BMA licensing for digital asset businesses and sets activity, custody, AML/ATF, governance, and supervisory rules.

Last action: Feb 12, 2025 - Digital Asset Business (Custody of Client Assets) Rules 2025 became operative under the DABA framework.

Profile Bermuda Laws Online consolidated DABA
Bermuda Digital Asset Issuance Act 2020 2020 : 18 Effective Details Draft Draft: Completed Intro Introduced: Completed Committee In committee: Completed Passed Passed: Completed Enacted Enacted: Completed Effective Effective: Current

Digital Asset Issuance Act 2020

Bermuda’s Digital Asset Issuance Act 2020 places public digital asset issuances in or from Bermuda under BMA oversight, with authorisation, disclosure, risk-warning, AML/ATF, custody, and acquirer-protection rules.

Last action: Dec 7, 2020 - DAI Rules operative

Profile Digital Asset Issuance Act 2020

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