Guernsey
Guernsey provides established fund and corporate structures supplemented by GFSC supervision of digital asset activity, supporting institutional tokenisation and structured products.
Scope, licensing and operational frame.
Scope of Regulation
GFSC supervises digital asset activity through applicable financial services laws and AML registration.
Who requires a licence
Financial services firms and AML-registered intermediaries dealing in digital assets.
Restricted activities
Unregistered activity outside the financial services perimeter.
Permitted activities
Licensed and registered digital asset activity under existing frameworks.
Practical & advisory implications
Substance, governance and AML/CFT controls align with international standards.
Evolution at a glance.
GFSC guidance on virtual asset business issued.
Tokenisation supervisory engagement formalised.
Recent regulatory signals.
GFSC clarifies tokenised fund operational expectations
"Guernsey supports structured digital asset activity through established financial services frameworks."