The Central Bank of Bahrain (the "CBB") issued amendments to the CBB Rulebook Volume 5 (Type 3: Financing Companies) on 8 February 2022...

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CBB was one of the first regulators globally to issue a comprehensive regulatory framework governing digital assets services. CBB issued the Crypto Assets Module ("CRA Rules") under its Capital Markets Rulebook in February 2019.

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This article provides an overview of the Central Bank of Bahrain's regulations that govern crypto-asset exchanges' establishment as licensed platforms incorporated in Bahrain.

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