GLOBAL JURISDICTIONS

Crypto regulation, country by country.

Where the Global Radar streams live headlines from regulators that publish machine-readable feeds, this page maps the wider picture: a source-linked profile of every major jurisdiction’s digital-asset regime — the regulator, the framework, the licensing status and the Travel Rule — whether or not that regulator has a live feed. Curated and reviewed, not auto-generated.

40 JURISDICTIONS · 6 REGIONS · LAST REVIEWED 23 JULY 2026 · EACH PROFILE LINKS TO ITS PRIMARY REGULATOR

STATUS KEY Comprehensive — a dedicated, operational licensing/authorisation regime Developing — framework in progress, partial rules, or registration-only Restricted — significant prohibitions on crypto activity

FATF watchlist

The Financial Action Task Force names jurisdictions with strategic AML/CFT deficiencies three times a year. These lists are a core input to sanctions screening and enhanced due diligence for any VASP. Reproduced verbatim from the official FATF publication.

Call for action (“black list”)

Enhanced due diligence and, in the most serious cases, counter-measures.

Increased monitoring (“grey list”)

Jurisdictions working with the FATF to fix identified deficiencies under agreed timelines.