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Unpacking Taiwan's Virtual Asset Service Act: What Crypto and Stablecoin Issuers Need to Know

Published

31 August 2026

Topic

regulatory

Sectors

Fintech

Geography

Taiwan

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Read at trmlabs.com

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Fusion42 · 31 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Virtual Asset Service Act in June 2026, establishing a permission-based licensing regime with comprehensive regulatory requirements for virtual asset service providers, including stablecoin issuers, effective earliest Q1 2027. The act extends oversight from AML registration to prudential, custody, cybersecurity, and market conduct obligations and sets specific rules for stablecoin issuance requiring central bank and FSC approval.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Licensing rules in Taiwan now demand full regulatory approval and operational safeguards for crypto businesses. You need to prepare for tighter entry barriers and stablecoin permissions or risk losing market access.

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1 source · 31 Aug 2026

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