Virtual Financial Assets Act (Cap. 590)

Act 2018 repealed

Issued by Malta Financial Services Authority

Effective: 1 Nov 2018

Plain-English summary

Earlier national framework for virtual financial assets. Legislation.mt shows it as repealed by the Act numbered 36 of 2024 (shown in Roman numerals), with a withdrawal date of 3 July 2026; the MFSA's crypto-assets page now points to the Markets in Crypto-Assets Act.

Who it applies to

Crypto / VDA

Topics

AML / CFT / Sanctions Payments & Fintech / Digital Assets

Official source

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