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On 11 March 2026, FATF published its report Understanding and Mitigating the Risks of Offshore Virtual Asset Service Providers, making oVASP exposure a named complia...

When you check a crypto wallet before sending or receiving funds, the result comes back as a risk score: Low Risk, Medium Risk, or High Risk. Understanding what that result actually means—and what it does not mean—is the point of this guide.

Many crypto businesses operating in the EU have been relying on transitional arrangements to continue their activities while preparing for or awaiting MiCA authorization. That window is now closing. On 17 April 2026, ESMA confirmed in a

Crypto businesses planning to operate in or from Dubai need to understand two connected but distinct questions: whether their activities require VARA authorization, and what compliance controls must function after authorization is obtained. These are not the same question, and the second does not disappear once the first is resolved.

When crypto is stolen, the first instinct is often to search for someone who can get it back. That is a natural reaction, but before contacting an exchange, investigator, recovery team, law enforcement, or wallet provider, there is a more immediate and useful step: preserving the information you already have.

Think of it this way: if your physical wallet was stolen and ...