FX and capital flow rules.

In markets with capital controls, crypto is also an exchange-control question: buying a dollar stablecoin can be a foreign-currency transaction.

These rules shape whether local users can hold foreign stablecoins and how cross-border crypto payments are reported.

By market · 4 sources across 4 markets

Uzbekistan1 source
- Regulation on the special legal regime for the circulation of stable tokens (No. 3818)In forceNAPP and the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan, via lex.uz · 15 Apr 2026
  In force from 16 April 2026: resident firms may issue stablecoins in a sandbox only if fully reserved in som, foreign currency or (since July 2026) government securities; algorithmic, anonymous and crypto-backed tokens are banned (Uzbek text).
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UAE1 source
- The CBUAE successfully launches Project mBridge Minimum Viable Product platform for early adoptersGuidanceCentral Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) · 5 Jun 2024
  Launches the multi-CBDC platform for wholesale cross-border payments and records the first Digital Dirham payment to China, worth AED 50 million, in January 2024.
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Australia1 source
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 4) Act 2023, Schedule 2In forceParliament of Australia (Federal Register of Legislation) · 23 Jun 2023
  Excludes digital currencies such as bitcoin from foreign currency tax rules, backdated to 1 July 2021, so crypto held as an investment stays under capital gains tax.
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British Virgin Islands1 source
- Evolution of the Digital Era in the Virgin Islands: A Virtual Asset PerspectiveGuidanceFinancial Investigation Agency (FIA) · 22 Dec 2025
  Strategic analysis of virtual asset suspicious activity reports filed by BVI exchanges, covering typologies such as layering, cross-border transfers to evade sanctions and unhosted wallets.
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