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The first VFA Agents under the virtual financial assets framework were registered by the Malta Financial Services Authority. The list of registered agents can be accessed on the Authority's Financial Services Register.
The first VFA Agents under the virtual financial assets
framework were registered by the Malta Financial Services
Authority. The list of registered agents can be accessed on the
Authority's Financial Services Register. The VFA agent's
filtering role as a gatekeeper is mainly (i) to act as a regulatory
intermediary between the VFAO issuers or service providers and the
MFSA, and (ii) to certify that such issuer is acting according to
the Act and the MFSA rules and regulations.
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