Crypto regulation in Italy: the first official report
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The OAM (Organismo Agenti e Mediatori) has published the first report on service providers related to the use of virtual currency and digital wallets, from the first quarter of 2023. Indeed, in January 2023 the new crypto regulation came into force in Italy, and the OAM is the body in charge of registering crypto operators operating on national soil. Specifically, the Registry dedicated to Providers of services related to the use of virtual currency and digital wallet services (VASP) was deliberated by the Ministerial Decree of 13 January 2022, and became operational as early as May 2022. This is maintained
Italian regulators are rethinking their tools for supervision just as the OAM crypto database, long used in the fight against money laundering, is being dismantled. Alfonso reflects on the end of the OAM registry ROME, March 2, 2026, 15:14 – There is a “bit of regret” but no desire for…