Italy: Adopted Italian Decree introducing registration requirement for virtual currency and digital wallets
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Adopted Italian Decree introducing registration requirement for virtual currency and digital wallets
On 13 February 2022, the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (Ministry) adopted a decree introducing a mandatory registration requirement for virtual currency and digital wallet service providers operating in Italy. Particularly, virtual currenc…
Scope
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Business registration requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2022-01-13
adopted
2022-02-17
in grace period