The Trinidad and Tobago Parliament passed a crypto regulatory bill aimed at regulating cryptocurrencies and related service providers.

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Trinidad and Tobago's Parliament passed the Virtual Assets Act 2025 to regulate cryptocurrencies and service providers, aiming to meet anti-money laundering standards ahead of a 2026 CFATF review.

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According to Mars Finance, citing local media reports cited by Crowdfund Insider, the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament has passed a bill aimed at regulating cryptocurrencies and related service providers. The "Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers Act 2025" establishes a framework for the licensing and regulation of virtual asset activities in the Caribbean nation. First introduced by the Minister of Finance last September, the government stated that the bill is closely related to Trinidad and Tobago's need to meet anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing standards ahead of the fifth round of mutual assessments by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CATF), including an on-site review scheduled for March 2026.

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