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FATF Report Says Virtual Asset Regulation Has Advanced, but Gaps Remain
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20 July 2026
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Fusion42 · 20 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Financial Action Task Force reports that 86% of jurisdictions have completed virtual asset risk assessments and 83% have enacted the Travel Rule, but significant enforcement and oversight gaps remain in DeFi regulation, offshore VASP identification, and non-custodial wallet supervision.
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◆ The Wire takeaway
Your offshore or non-custodial wallet product just became a regulatory gap that governments will now actively close. Build compliance tooling or positioning into offshore operations now, before the next 18 months of enforcement rounds.
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Crypto & Web3 · Fintech · travel-rule · defi-regulation · vasp-oversight · stablecoin-compliance · aml-enforcement