Blog tagged as Virtual Assets
Learn why Sunshine requires KYC verification, how it protects our community, and the benefits it brings to all members.
Read the full Virtual Assets and Virtual Assets Service Providers Bill, 2025. Learn how it regulates virtual assets and service providers in Trinidad and Tobago and what it means for businesses, investors, and the crypto industry.
Sunshine, a Trinidad and Tobago-based fintech, warns that the current Virtual Assets Bill could halt the local digital assets industry, shutting down compliant operators while doing little to stop illicit actors. The company urges smart regulation that protects consumers and supports innovation.
A look at why U.S. Prohibition failed: rampant crime, unsafe alcohol, economic loss, and public backlash turned the “Noble Experiment” into a cautionary tale.
Sunshine critiques Trinidad and Tobago’s 2025 virtual assets Bill, proposing amendments to protect consumers, support innovation, and regulate existing operators.
This blog explores the similarities and differences between the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation and the U.S.’s GENIUS Act, the world’s first federal law for payment stablecoins.
The GENIUS Act (2025) is the first U.S. federal framework for payment stablecoins, ensuring consumer protection, transparency, and stability while curbing illicit use and preserving the dollar’s global role. Passed with strong bipartisan support.
The 2018 DABA made Bermuda a leader in digital assets, setting strict AML/CFT, consumer protection, and stability rules. It supports economic diversification and builds on Bermuda’s global finance strength to lead in crypto and blockchain.
The 2020 DARE Act made The Bahamas one of the first to regulate digital assets and VASPs, creating a secure, innovative framework that protects consumers, ensures stability, and positions the nation as a global fintech and crypto hub.
MiCA (EU Regulation 2023/1114), adopted May 2023, creates a unified EU framework for crypto-assets, stablecoins, and service providers. It ensures clarity, investor protection, innovation, integrity, stability, and safeguards against abuse and illicit finance.
