RegAlert2025-11-10 | Resolução BCB 520Added
BCB Resolution No. 520 — Regulates the establishment and operation of virtual asset service providers and the provision of virtual asset services by other institutions authorized by the Central Bank of Brazil
BCB Resolution No. 520 establishes the regulatory framework for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) and authorizes specific financial institutions to provide virtual asset intermediation and custody services. It classifies VASPs into three modalities—intermediaries, custodians, and brokers—and mandates strict governance, capital, and operational requirements, including prohibitions on credit offering and public fund capture. The resolution also imposes a 90-day notification period for eligible authorized institutions to begin operations and defines key terms such as stablecoins, cold wallets, and staking.
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BCB RESOLUTION NO. 520, OF NOVEMBER 10, 2025
Regulates the establishment and operation of virtual asset service providers and the provision of virtual asset services by other institutions authorized to operate by the Central Bank of Brazil.
The Collegiate Board of the Central Bank of Brazil, in a session held on November 6, 2025, based on arts. 9 and 10, caput, items IX and X, of Law No. 4.595, of December 31, 1964, 9º-A of Law No. 4.728, of July 14, 1965, 9º, caput, items II and XIV, of Law No. 12.865, of October 9, 2013, 2º to 5º, 7º, 8º and 9º of Law No. 14.478, of December 21, 2022, and 1º and 2º of Decree No. 11.563, of June 13, 2023,
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- Amended by
- BCB Resolution No. 589 — Amending Resolution BCB No. 520 of November 10, 2025, Regarding Virtual Asset Service Providers2026
- Issued under
- Lei n.º 4.595, de 31 de dezembro de 1964 — dispõe sobre a política e as instituições monetárias, bancárias e creditícias (establishes the National Financial System and the Banco Central do Brasil)1964Law No. 12.865 dated 2013-10-09not in RegAlertLaw No. 14.478 dated 2022-12-21not in RegAlertLaw No. 4.728 dated 1965-07-14not in RegAlert
- Basis for
- BCB Resolution No. 580 — Classifies Virtual Asset Service Providers as Type 3 and Prohibits Virtual Asset Services for Segment 52026Central Bank of Brazil Instruction Normative No. 713 — Procedures for Reporting Virtual Asset Service Information under Resolution BCB No. 5202026Normative Instruction BCB No. 704 — Discloses procedures, documents, deadlines, and information required for authorization requests for foreign exchange brokers, securities brokers, securities distributors, and virtual asset service providers2026BCB Normative Instruction No. 701 — Establishes the form of communication and minimum requirements for technical certification by an independent qualified company for virtual asset service provision2026Normative Instruction BCB No. 693 — Establishes Procedures for Remitting Information on Virtual Asset Services in the Foreign Exchange Market2025
- Referred to by
- BCB Resolution No. 584 — Amends BCB Resolution No. 142 of September 23, 2021, Regarding Procedures and Controls for Fraud Prevention in Payment Services2026BCB Resolution No. 573 of June 10, 20262026Central Bank of Brazil Instruction Normative No. 736 of May 19, 20262026Central Bank Instruction No. 712 of February 27, 20262026Normative Instruction BCB No. 687 — Amends Normative Instructions BCB Nos. 426, 428, 429, 431, 432 and 433, all of December 1, 2023, which define accounting items of the account list of the Accounting Standard of Institutions Regulated by the Central Bank of Brazil (Cosif)2025
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