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Decision Matrix

Source Map

• FATF: 2026 Targeted Update on Virtual Assets and VASPs (fatf-va-vasp-2026)
• FATF: Targeted report on Decentralised Finance (fatf-defi-2026)
• FATF: Targeted report on Stablecoins and Unhosted Wallets (fatf-stablecoins-wallets)
• Financial Stability Board: Crypto-assets and Global Stablecoins (fsb-crypto-assets)

Control Notes

1. Legislation

Legislation is the part of the decision where the reader must turn a public source into an operating rule. In this package, it means formal rules on virtual assets and VASPs. The useful action is to distinguish law from enforcement. The unresolved edge is local implementation quality, so this article does not convert that uncertainty into a promise, ranking, reward, approval, safety claim or future-availability claim.

For an operator, legislation should be recorded before funds, account access, wallet recovery, API order flow, whitelist changes, cross-chain transfers or tokenized-asset decisions become material. The record can stay simple: the official source URL, the date checked, the product or network under review, and a non-secret note describing why the next step is acceptable. Screenshots should avoid balances, identity documents, API keys, recovery phrases, private keys, passphrases, verification codes and support-ticket private data.

2. Travel Rule

Travel Rule is the part of the decision where the reader must turn a public source into an operating rule. In this package, it means originator and beneficiary information handling. The useful action is to ask how a venue handles transfer data. The unresolved edge is cross-border interoperability, so this article does not convert that uncertainty into a promise, ranking, reward, approval, safety claim or future-availability claim.

For an operator, travel rule should be recorded before funds, account access, wallet recovery, API order flow, whitelist changes, cross-chain transfers or tokenized-asset decisions become material.

3. Offshore VASP

Offshore VASP is the part of the decision where the reader must turn a public source into an operating rule. In this package, it means service provider outside the user's jurisdiction. The useful action is to check licensing and supervisory home. The unresolved edge is effective reach, so this article does not convert that uncertainty into a promise, ranking, reward, approval, safety claim or future-availability claim.

For an operator, offshore vasp should be recorded before funds, account access, wallet recovery, API order flow, whitelist changes, cross-chain transfers or tokenized-asset decisions become material.

4. DeFi control

DeFi control is the part of the decision where the reader must turn a public source into an operating rule. In this package, it means who can influence a protocol or interface. The useful action is to map admin keys, frontends and operators. The unresolved edge is decentralization claims, so this article does not convert that uncertainty into a promise, ranking, reward, approval, safety claim or future-availability claim.

For an operator, defi control should be recorded before funds, account access, wallet recovery, API order flow, whitelist changes, cross-chain transfers or tokenized-asset decisions become material.

5. Stablecoin risk

Stablecoin risk is the part of the decision where the reader must turn a public source into an operating rule. In this package, it means issuer, freeze, redemption and cross-chain risk. The useful action is to verify issuer and chain route. The unresolved edge is shadow issuer structures, so this article does not convert that uncertainty into a promise, ranking, reward, approval, safety claim or future-availability claim.

For an operator, stablecoin risk should be recorded before funds, account access, wallet recovery, API order flow, whitelist changes, cross-chain transfers or tokenized-asset decisions become material.

6. Unhosted wallet

Unhosted wallet is the part of the decision where the reader must turn a public source into an operating rule. In this package, it means self-custody address outside VASP custody. The useful action is to separate privacy from compliance route. The unresolved edge is wallet-owner proof, so this article does not convert that uncertainty into a promise, ranking, reward, approval, safety claim or future-availability claim.

For an operator, unhosted wallet should be recorded before funds, account access, wallet recovery, API order flow, whitelist changes, cross-chain transfers or tokenized-asset decisions become material.

7. AI misuse

AI misuse is the part of the decision where the reader must turn a public source into an operating rule. In this package, it means deepfake, synthetic identity or recruitment scams. The useful action is to harden identity checks. The unresolved edge is detection accuracy, so this article does not convert that uncertainty into a promise, ranking, reward, approval, safety claim or future-availability claim.

For an operator, ai misuse should be recorded before funds, account access, wallet recovery, API order flow, whitelist changes, cross-chain transfers or tokenized-asset decisions become material.

8. Sanctions evasion

Sanctions evasion is the part of the decision where the reader must turn a public source into an operating rule. In this package, it means cross-border laundering or cyber theft route. The useful action is to screen counterparties and chain paths. The unresolved edge is false positives, so this article does not convert that uncertainty into a promise, ranking, reward, approval, safety claim or future-availability claim.

For an operator, sanctions evasion should be recorded before funds, account access, wallet recovery, API order flow, whitelist changes, cross-chain transfers or tokenized-asset decisions become material.

9. Private-sector action

Private-sector action is the part of the decision where the reader must turn a public source into an operating rule. In this package, it means controls expected from venues and service providers. The useful action is to record control evidence. The unresolved edge is future FATF guidance, so this article does not convert that uncertainty into a promise, ranking, reward, approval, safety claim or future-availability claim.

For an operator, private-sector action should be recorded before funds, account access, wallet recovery, API order flow, whitelist changes, cross-chain transfers or tokenized-asset decisions become material.

10. User decision

User decision is the part of the decision where the reader must turn a public source into an operating rule. In this package, it means whether to use a venue or transfer path. The useful action is to prefer verifiable controls over marketing. The unresolved edge is regulatory change, so this article does not convert that uncertainty into a promise, ranking, reward, approval, safety claim or future-availability claim.

For an operator, user decision should be recorded before funds, account access, wallet recovery, API order flow, whitelist changes, cross-chain transfers or tokenized-asset decisions become material.

Known Unknowns

• local implementation quality
• cross-border interoperability
• effective reach
• decentralization claims
• shadow issuer structures
• wallet-owner proof
• detection accuracy
• false positives
• future FATF guidance
• regulatory change

Practical Takeaway

The safest version of this article is the one that stays boring and exact. FATF's 2026 virtual-asset update is decision-relevant because it turns crypto policy into implementation risk. FATF says 83% of surveyed jurisdictions have passed legislation implementing the Travel Rule, up from 73% in 2025, but many still need to translate legal frameworks into effective supervision and enforcement. The same update highlights offshore VASP, DeFi, unhosted-wallet and stablecoin risks, while a separate DeFi report points to DPRK-related cyber theft and platform-risk gaps. For users and operators, the practical question is whether a venue, wallet route or stablecoin flow can demonstrate current licensing, Travel Rule handling, ownership checks and incident response, not whether a jurisdiction has merely announced a framework. The user outcome is a clearer next inspection step, not a promise that a platform, API, transfer route or tokenized asset will work under every future condition.