Dated guide
Canada
CSA and provincial regulators · CIRO · CRA · FCAC · Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
Platform and registration checks, tax records and classification questions, fraud routes, estate readiness and marketing boundaries.
Regional guides
Global framework. Local clarity.
Crypto rules, taxes and provider status change by place and over time. Six dated regional guides point readers to official sources and qualified local professionals.
Choose a regionSix priority markets
Start local. Verify the rules.
Dated guide
United States
Investor.gov and SEC · CFTC · FINRA · IRS · FTC · FBI/IC3 · state authorities
Overlapping federal and state systems, professional checks, tax records, custody, fraud reporting and promotion boundaries.
Dated guide
United Kingdom
FCA Register and Warning List · HMRC · ICO · NCSC
Authorization and registration scope, financial promotions, tax records, privacy, security and complaint limitations.
Dated guide
European Union
EUR-Lex · European Commission · ESMA · national competent and tax authorities
MiCA providers and issuers, national transitions, member-state tax variation, promotions, records and consumer routes.
Dated guide
Australia
ASIC and MoneySmart · AUSTRAC · ATO · Scamwatch
Financial-product and AML/CTF boundaries, licence and registration checks, scams, tax evidence and records.
Dated guide
Singapore
MAS · MoneySense · ScamShield · Singapore Police Force · IRAS
Digital payment token service status, consumer-protection limits, scam response, tax questions and local reporting.
Current status
Six regions. Direct paths to official sources.
Each guide provides educational orientation, identifies important local differences and points readers to current official sources. It is not individualized advice or a substitute for checking present rules and obtaining appropriately qualified local help.
Official-source snapshot checked through 30 August 2026. Local rules, tax treatment and official registers may change at any time.
The regional rule
Location changes the answer.
1. Define your facts
Identify your residence, tax status, activity, entity, product, counterparty and relevant date.
2. Check official sources
Verify the exact rule, permission, registration or warning in the current source.
3. Ask a local professional
Take legal, tax, accounting or individualized questions to an appropriately qualified professional.