Media Release- TTSEC Issues Notice on the Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025

The Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission (“TTSEC”) advises market participants and members of the public that the Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025 (the “VA/VASP Act”) was enacted by Presidential assent on December 23, 2025, and is now in effect. The Act establishes a regulatory framework governing the conduct of virtual asset activities as a business in or from within Trinidad and Tobago.

Key Regulatory Position

Under the Act, the conduct of virtual asset activities as a business or on behalf of another person is temporarily prohibited until December 31, 2026, except where such activities are authorised by the TTSEC under the Regulatory Sandbox framework established by the Act.

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