Regulatory Frameworks — Web3 Glossary

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• 20th Package (EU Sanctions) — The 20th sanctions package, adopted by the European Union in April 2026, represents a fundamental...
• A7 Network — The A7 network is a Kremlin-linked financial infrastructure cluster that uses cryptocurrency...
• A7A5 (Stablecoin) — A7A5 is a centralised, Russian ruble-backed stablecoin issued by the Kyrgyzstani company Old Vector...
• ADGM (Abu Dhabi Global Market) — The Abu Dhabi Global Market is an international financial free zone located in Abu Dhabi and...
• AI Alignment — AI alignment is the research discipline dedicated to ensuring that artificial intelligence systems...
• AI Executive Order 2025 — The AI Executive Order 2025 refers to comprehensive regulatory guidance issued by governments...
• AI Governance — AI governance encompasses the comprehensive frameworks, policies, institutional structures, and...
• AI Governance Board — The AI Governance Board is an advisory body established under the EU AI Act composed of...
• AI Impact Assessment — An AI Impact Assessment is a systematic and documented evaluation process required for high-risk...
• AI Incident Reporting System — An AI Incident Reporting System is a centralized, mandatory mechanism for collecting detailed...
• AI Innovation Hubs — AI Innovation Hubs are collaborative physical and digital spaces established by EU member states to...
• AI Literacy Requirements — AI Literacy Requirements refer to mandatory obligations under the EU AI Act that compel...
• AI Office (European Commission) — The AI Office is the centralized coordinating body established by the European Commission to...
• AI Regulatory Sandboxes — AI regulatory sandboxes are controlled, time-limited testing environments established by EU member...
• AI Single Market Rules — AI Single Market Rules are harmonized regulatory standards established under the EU AI Act that...
• Akira Group — Akira is a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation that emerged in March 2023 and had become one...
• Andariel — Andariel (also tracked as Silent Chollima) is a sub-group of the Lazarus Group operating under the...
• Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act — US legislation that prohibits the Federal Reserve and other federal agencies from researching,...
• Anti-Money Laundering Act — The Anti-Money Laundering Act (AML Act) is foundational legislation that mandates financial...
• Archetyp Market — Archetyp Market was one of the largest darknet marketplaces before its takedown by Europol in June...
• ASEAN Digital Asset Framework 2025 — The ASEAN Digital Asset Framework 2025 is a regional cooperation agreement establishing common...
• Asset Forfeiture — The legal process by which a government seizes assets connected to criminal activity, either...
• Asset Sourcing — Asset sourcing is the foundational phase of tokenization where issuers identify, evaluate, and...
• Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) — Automatic Exchange of Information is a standardized international system where tax authorities...
• Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) — Automatic Exchange of Information is a standardized international system where tax authorities...
• Bank of Transilvania — Bank of Transilvania (Banca Transilvania) is Romania's largest commercial bank by assets, deposits,...
• Bank Regulation — The body of law, rules, and supervisory frameworks that govern the activities of depository...
• Biden Administration — The US presidential administration of Joe Biden from January 20, 2021 to January 20, 2025, which...
• BidenCash — BidenCash was a Tor and clearnet auto-shop marketplace operating from March 2022 until its seizure...
• Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval — On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved eleven spot Bitcoin...
• Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA) — The Blockchain Game Alliance is an international non-profit industry association founded in 2018 to...
• BlueNoroff — BlueNoroff (also tracked as Stardust Chollima) is a specialised sub-group within the Lazarus Group...
• Bulletproof Hosting — Bulletproof hosting refers to web hosting services that are specifically marketed and operated to...
• Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) — Central Bank Digital Currencies are digital forms of fiat currency issued and backed by national...
• Chainalysis AI Agents — Chainalysis AI Agents are autonomous AI-powered investigative systems deployed by Chainalysis and...
• China AI Development and Security Law 2025 — China's AI Development and Security Law 2025 is comprehensive legislation that governs artificial...
• CLARITY Act — The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, a comprehensive US market structure bill passed by...
• Code to Custody (Human Layer Exploitation) — 'Code to Custody' describes the end-to-end attack chain developed and perfected by North Korea's...
• Common Reporting Standard (CRS) — The Common Reporting Standard is an OECD-developed international information exchange protocol that...
• Common Reporting Standard (CRS) — The Common Reporting Standard is an OECD-developed international information exchange protocol that...
• Compliance Theatre — Compliance theatre is the practice of performing the visible indicators of security and regulatory...
• Conformity Assessment for AI — Conformity assessment for AI is the mandatory evaluation process by which providers of high-risk AI...
• Cross-Chain Obfuscation — Cross-chain obfuscation (also called chain hopping) is an advanced money-laundering technique that...
• Crypto Market Structure Act 2025 — The Crypto Market Structure Act 2025 is landmark U.S. legislation enacted in early 2025 that...
• Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) — The Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework is an internationally coordinated tax transparency standard...
• Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) — The Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework is an internationally coordinated tax transparency standard...
• Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) — A Crypto-Asset Service Provider is any entity offering services related to cryptocurrencies or...
• DAC8 (Directive on Administrative Cooperation 8) — DAC8, the eighth amendment to the EU's Directive on Administrative Cooperation, incorporates the...
• DAC8 (Directive on Administrative Cooperation 8) — DAC8, the eighth amendment to the EU's Directive on Administrative Cooperation, incorporates the...
• Dark Liquidity — In traditional financial markets, dark liquidity refers to institutional order flow that executes...
• Darknet Market (DNM) — A darknet market is an online marketplace accessible only through specialized anonymity networks...
• DEXs as Dark Nodes — Decentralised exchanges (DEXs) use automated smart contracts rather than a central corporate entity...
• Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act 2025 — The Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act 2025 is U.S. legislation that extends Bank Secrecy Act...
• Digital Asset Stockpile — The Digital Asset Stockpile is a companion program to the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, establishing...
• Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act — A draft bill developed by the US Senate Agriculture Committee, released on January 21, 2026, that...
• Digital Ruble (CBDC Preemptive Ban) — The Digital Ruble is the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) under development by the Central Bank...
• Enterprise Blockchain — Enterprise blockchain refers to the application of blockchain technology within organizational and...
• EU AI Act — The EU AI Act is the European Union's comprehensive artificial intelligence regulatory framework...
• EU AI Office — The EU AI Office is a centralized European Union regulatory agency established to implement and...
• EU Anti-Circumvention Tool — The EU Anti-Circumvention Tool is a diplomatic and financial enforcement mechanism first activated...
• Extortion-as-a-Service (EaaS) — Extortion-as-a-Service (EaaS) is a major structural evolution in the ransomware threat landscape in...
• FATF Recommendations — The FATF Recommendations are a set of 40 international standards that form the global framework for...
• FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office) — The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is the UK government department responsible for...
• Federal Reserve CBDC Framework 2025 — The Federal Reserve CBDC Framework 2025 is a comprehensive regulatory and technical structure...
• Financial Action Task Force (FATF) — The Financial Action Task Force is an intergovernmental organization established in 1989 by the G7...
• Financial Stability Board Crypto Recommendations 2025 — The Financial Stability Board's 2025 crypto recommendations represent updated international...
• Foundation Model Regulation — Foundation model regulation under the EU AI Act establishes specific requirements for...
• G20 Crypto Regulatory Coordination Group — The G20 Crypto Regulatory Coordination Group is an international body established in 2025 to...
• Gambling Classification — Gambling classification risk emerges when regulatory authorities treat meme coin trading,...
• Garantex — Garantex was a Moscow-based cryptocurrency exchange and one of the world's most prolific high-risk...
• Gary Gensler — Gary Gensler served as Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2021 to 2025,...
• GCFFC (Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime) — The Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime is an international public-private partnership...
• GENIUS Act — The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act, the first piece of major...
• Global Crypto Regulation Divergence — Global crypto regulation divergence refers to the wide variation in how different countries and...
• Hester Peirce — Hester Peirce is an SEC Commissioner known as "Crypto Mom" for her consistent pro-cryptocurrency...
• High-Risk AI Systems — High-risk AI systems are artificial intelligence applications classified by the EU AI Act as posing...
• Hong Kong Crypto Hub Initiative 2025 — The Hong Kong Crypto Hub Initiative 2025 is a strategic regulatory framework designed to position...
• Huobi — Huobi is a cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2013, originally operating out of China before...
• Incognito Market — Incognito Market was a Tor-based darknet narcotics marketplace operated from October 2020 until its...
• Institutional Adoption — The process by which traditional financial institutions, including banks, asset managers, hedge...
• Institutional Services — Specialized products, infrastructure, and support offerings built for professional investors, asset...
• IT Worker Infiltration (Laptop Farms) — IT Worker Infiltration is a North Korean state-sponsored operation in which operatives use stolen...
• Japan AI Governance Framework 2025 — The Japan AI Governance Framework 2025 is a comprehensive regulatory structure that establishes...
• Joint Crypto Enforcement Task Force — The Joint Crypto Enforcement Task Force is a coordinated U.S. federal enforcement mechanism...
• JPMorgan Chase — JPMorgan Chase, the largest U.S. bank by assets and a global financial powerhouse, underwent a...
• Kingdom Market — Kingdom Market was a Tor-based English-language darknet marketplace seized on December 16, 2023 in...
• Lazarus Group (APT38) — The Lazarus Group (also designated APT38, Sapphire Sleet) is the overarching umbrella term for...
• License Passporting — License passporting is a regulatory mechanism that allows a company authorized as a Crypto-Asset...
• Market Manipulation — Deliberate actions taken to artificially influence the price or trading volume of a cryptocurrency...
• Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) — MiCA is the European Union's first comprehensive regulatory framework specifically designed to...
• MENA FCCG (MENA Financial Crime Compliance Group) — The MENA Financial Crime Compliance Group is a regional network of financial crime compliance...
• MiCA Crypto Alliance — The MiCA Crypto Alliance is a European industry association representing crypto-asset businesses,...
• Mixers and Tumblers — Mixers and tumblers are services that enhance cryptocurrency privacy by combining funds from...
• Multi-Extortion — Multi-extortion refers to the escalating hierarchy of coercive pressure tactics that ransomware and...
• National AI Safety Institute (NIST AI) — The National AI Safety Institute, established in 2025 as part of the National Institute of...
• National Competent Authorities (NCAs) — National Competent Authorities are designated regulatory bodies established by individual EU member...
• National Competent Authorities for AI — National Competent Authorities for AI are regulatory bodies designated by each European Union...
• Nayib Bukele — Nayib Bukele is the President of El Salvador who made Bitcoin legal tender in his country on...
• Obliged Entities — Obliged entities are businesses and organizations legally required to comply with anti-money...
• OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) — The Office of Foreign Assets Control is a financial intelligence and enforcement agency of the US...
• Operation Choke Point 2.0 — Operation Choke Point 2.0 is a term coined by crypto advocates to describe alleged coordinated...
• Paul Atkins — Paul Atkins is a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner and prominent...
• PayFi — PayFi, short for Payment Finance, is a category of blockchain-based financial infrastructure that...
• Peel Chains — A peel chain is a money-laundering technique used by organised ransomware syndicates,...
• PhantomCore — PhantomCore (also tracked as Head Mare and Fairy Trickster) is a politically motivated,...
• Platform Liability — Platform liability addresses the potential legal and financial responsibility that token launch...
• Ponzi Economics — Ponzi economics describes unsustainable economic models where returns paid to early or existing...
• Privacy Regulation Compliance — Privacy regulation compliance frameworks enable blockchain and Web3 systems to operate within legal...
• Project Agorá — Project Agorá is a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub initiative developing a...
• Project Aperta — Project Aperta is a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub initiative led by the...
• Pump and Dump — A pump and dump scheme is a form of market manipulation where coordinated groups artificially...
• Qivalis — Qivalis B.V. is an Amsterdam-domiciled joint venture established by a consortium of European banks...
• RansomHub — RansomHub was the dominant ransomware operation in early 2025, operating as a...
• Real-World Testing — Real-World Testing provisions in the EU AI Act permit controlled deployment of high-risk artificial...
• Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) — The Reconnaissance General Bureau is North Korea's primary intelligence and covert-operations...
• REDBIKE Ransomware — REDBIKE is a highly organised Ransomware-as-a-Service operation that emerged as the most frequently...
• Regulatory Compliance in Trading — Regulatory compliance in trading refers to cryptocurrency exchanges' and traders' adherence to...
• Regulatory Gray Areas — Regulatory gray areas encompass the ambiguous legal status of meme coin launch platforms and the...
• Regulatory Learning Mechanisms — Regulatory Learning Mechanisms are systematic processes embedded within regulatory frameworks that...
• Regulatory Overreach — A characterization, contested in its application, of regulatory action perceived by the regulated...
• Regulatory Reporting — Regulatory Reporting refers to the mandatory submission of specified data and disclosures by...
• Regulatory Risk Premium — The regulatory risk premium represents the additional return that investors demand when holding or...
• Regulatory Sandbox — A regulatory sandbox is a controlled testing environment created by financial authorities that...
• Regulatory Transition Period — A regulatory transition period is a defined grace window that permits existing cryptocurrency...
• Reporting Crypto-Asset Service Provider (RCASP) — A Reporting Crypto-Asset Service Provider is any entity that handles customer crypto assets or...
• Reporting Crypto-Asset Service Provider (RCASP) — A Reporting Crypto-Asset Service Provider is any entity that handles customer crypto assets or...
• RFIA 2025 — The Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2025, the US Senate Banking Committee's competing...
• Ross Ulbricht Pardon — The Ross Ulbricht pardon refers to the commutation of sentence issued by US President Donald Trump...
• RUBx — RUBx is a Russia-linked cryptographic asset designed to represent Russian fiat value on-chain and...
• Ruja Ignatova (Cryptoqueen) — Ruja Ignatova is a Bulgarian-born businesswoman infamous for orchestrating OneCoin, one of...
• Russian Market — Russian Market is the dominant global marketplace for infostealer logs and corporate-credential...
• SAB 121 Repeal — The SAB 121 Repeal refers to the rescission of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121, which had...
• Singapore Digital Asset Services Act 2025 — The Singapore Digital Asset Services Act 2025 represents an expanded regulatory framework that...
• Stablecoin Freezing & Chain Hopping — Stablecoin freezing and chain hopping describes the cat-and-mouse laundering mechanic between...
• Stablecoin Regulation — Stablecoin regulation encompasses specialized regulatory frameworks governing cryptocurrencies...
• Strategic Bitcoin Reserve — The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is a US government initiative announced in 2025 under the Trump...
• STYX Market — STYX Market is a dark web marketplace that emerged prominently in 2023 and remained active through...
• Threat Actor — A threat actor is any individual, group, state-sponsored organization, or automated system with the...
• Tokenized Deposits — Tokenized deposits are digital tokens issued on blockchain networks that represent traditional bank...
• TokenSpot (and Meer) — TokenSpot and Meer are cryptocurrency exchanges registered in Kyrgyzstan that function as offshore...
• Traceability of Transfers Regulation (TFR) — The Traceability of Transfers Regulation (TFR), formally EU Regulation 2023/1113, is European...
• Traditional Finance — The established financial system comprising banks, asset managers, insurance companies, stock...
• Transaction Privacy — The degree to which the details of blockchain transactions—sender identity, recipient identity,...
• Travel Rule — The Travel Rule is a global anti-money laundering regulation recommended by the Financial Action...
• Trump Administration — The US presidential administration of Donald Trump beginning January 20, 2025, which represented...
• UAE Capital Markets Authority — The UAE Capital Markets Authority is a federal public authority established by Federal Decree-Law...
• UAE NAMLCFTC — The UAE National Anti Money Laundering and Combatting Financing of Terrorism and Financing of...
• UN AI Ethics and Governance Commission — The UN AI Ethics and Governance Commission is a multilateral body established in 2025 to develop...
• US Government — The federal government of the United States, which plays an outsized role in global cryptocurrency...
• VARA (Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority) — The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority is Dubai's independent regulator for virtual assets,...
• VASP (Virtual Asset Service Provider) — A VASP is any legal entity or natural person engaged in the transfer, exchange, custody, or...
• Vulnerability Chaining — Vulnerability chaining is the practice of combining multiple individual security flaws — each of...