瓦努阿圖已通過法律來規範數字資產並為加密公司提供許可製度

當地議會於3月26日通過了《虛擬資產服務提供商法》，將加密許可權授予瓦努阿圖金融服務委員會（VFSC）

Vanuatu has passed laws to regulate digital assets and provide a licensing regime for crypto companies wanting to operate in the Pacific island nation, which a government regulatory consultant has called "very stringent."

瓦努阿圖（Vanuatu）通過法律來規範數字資產，並為希望在太平洋島國運營的加密公司提供許可製度，政府監管顧問稱其為“非常嚴格”。

The local parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act on March 26, giving crypto licensing authority to the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC) along with powers to enforce the Financial Action Task Force's Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorism Financing and Travel Rule standards with crypto firms.

當地議會於3月26日通過了《虛擬資產服務提供商法》，將加密許可權授予了瓦努阿圖金融服務委員會（VFSC），以及與加密貨幣公司一起執行金融行動工作隊的反洗錢，反恐怖主義融資和旅行規則標準的權力。

The VFSC has sweeping investigation and enforcement powers under the laws, with penalties stipulating fines of up to 250 million vatu ($2 million) and up to 30 years in prison.

VFSC已根據法律進行了徹底的調查和執法權，罰款高達2.5億VATU（200萬美元）和最高30年監禁。

"God help any scammer that goes into Vanuatu because you'll go to jail," Loretta Joseph, who consulted with the regulator on the laws, told Cointelegraph. "The laws are very stringent."

“上帝幫助進入瓦努阿圖的任何騙子，因為你會入獄，”洛雷塔·約瑟夫（Loretta Joseph）就法律諮詢了監管機構，他告訴Cointelegraph。 “法律非常嚴格。”

"The thing is, we don't want another FTX debacle," she added, referring to the once Bahamas-based crypto exchange that collapsed in 2022 due to massive fraud committed by its co-founders, Sam Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang, along with other executives.

她補充說：“問題是，我們不希望另一場FTX崩潰。”他指的是，由於其聯合創始人Sam Bankman-Fried和Gary Wang以及其他高管人員以及其他高管人員犯下了巨大的欺詐，該曾經在2022年倒塌了。

"Vanuatu is a small jurisdiction. Small jurisdictions are preyed on by the players that are looking for no regulation or light touch regulation. This is certainly not that."

“瓦努阿圖是一個小司法管轄區。小管轄區是由不尋求監管或輕觸摸法規的玩家捕食的。這當然不是那樣。”

"I'm so proud of them to be the first country in the Pacific to actually take a position and do this."

“我為他們成為太平洋第一個真正地立場並做到這一點的國家而感到自豪。”

New Vanuatu law regulates slate of crypto companies

新的瓦努阿圖法律規定了加密貨幣公司

The law establishes a licensing and reporting framework for exchanges, non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces, crypto custody providers and initial coin offerings.

該法律為交易所，不可殺菌令牌（NFT）市場，加密貨幣保管提供商和初始硬幣提供的法律建立了許可和報告框架。

The law notably allows for banks to be licensed to provide crypto exchange and custody services.

該法律特別允許銀行獲得許可以提供加密交易所和監護服務。

The VFSC said that the legislation doesn't affect stablecoins, tokenized securities, and central bank digital currencies even though they "may in practice share some similarities with virtual assets."

VFSC表示，該立法不會影響穩定的證券和中央銀行數字貨幣，即使他們“實際上可能與虛擬資產具有一些相似之處”。

The legislation also allows for the VFSC's commissioner to create a sandbox to allow approved companies to offer a variety of crypto services for a year, which can be renewed.

該立法還允許VFSC的專員創建一個沙箱，以允許批准的公司提供一年的各種加密服務，這可以續簽。

Joseph said Vanuatu "needed a standalone piece of legislation" that covered Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing requirements, as the country didn't have existing laws suited to virtual assets.

約瑟夫說，瓦努阿圖“需要一項獨立的立法”，涵蓋了反洗錢和反恐融資要求，因為該國沒有適合虛擬資產的法律。

The regulator said in a March 29 statement that it had developed the legislative framework after years of "assessing the risks associated with virtual assets," and the laws would open "numerous opportunities for Vanuatu" and improve financial inclusion by allowing regulated services for crypto cross-border payments.

監管機構在3月29日的聲明中說，它已經在“評估與虛擬資產相關的風險”之後開發了立法框架，法律將為“瓦努阿圖的眾多機會”開放，並通過允許對加密貨幣跨境支付的監管服務來改善金融包容性。

VFSC Commissioner Branan Karae had said in June that the bill was expected to pass that September, but Joseph said the legislation was "not something that was done lightly." It had been in development since 2020 and was delayed due to changes in government, natural disasters and COVID-19 pandemic-related disruptions.

VFSC專員布蘭南·卡拉（Branan Karae）在6月表示，該法案預計將於9月通過，但約瑟夫說，這項立法“不是輕易完成的事情”。自2020年以來，它一直在發展，由於政府，自然災害和199大流行有關的破壞而被推遲。