Global Regulatory Updates Advance Crypto Integration and Unclaimed Asset Management

Global Regulatory Updates Advance Crypto Integration and Unclaimed Asset Management

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Virginia has enacted new legislation to incorporate digital assets into its unclaimed property rules, requiring in-kind transfers and setting limits on state sales. Simultaneously, Pakistan's central bank has lifted its longstanding restrictions, now allowing banks to service licensed virtual asset service providers, indicating a significant shift towards a regulated crypto framework.

Virginia updates law to hold unclaimed crypto in-kind for at least one year

Virginia signed a law bringing digital assets into unclaimed property rules, requiring in-kind transfer and limiting how quickly the state can sell them.

Pakistan allows banks to serve licensed crypto firms after years-long ban

Pakistan’s central bank has allowed banks to open accounts for licensed virtual asset service providers, ending years of restrictions and marking a shift toward a regulated framework.