Since 1 January 2018, any firm carrying out by way of business, in or from Gibraltar, the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) for storing or transmitting value belonging to others (DLT activities) needs to be authorised by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) as a DLT Provider.
What is the scope of the Travel Rule in Gibraltar?
All "virtual asset transfers", which means any material transaction, on behalf of a payer, to make a virtual asset available to a payee, irrespective of whether the payer and the payee are the same person between "relevant financial businesses" as defined in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015 (Transfer of Virtual Assets) Regulations 2021, section 3.1.
Who is the supervisory body for VASPs in Gibraltar?
Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
What is the Travel Rule threshold in Gibraltar?
EUR 1000
What are the requirements for Travel Rule information to be exchanged?
originator's name,
originator's virtual asset account number,
originator's physical address, national identity number or customer identification, or date and place of birth,
beneficiary's name
beneficiary's virtual asset account number.
Other obligations related to the Travel Rule in Gibraltar:
When dealing with unhosted wallets (also known as self-hosted wallets), enhanced due diligence must be performed. Beneficiary VASPs shall require from its customer the following information: originator name as well as the originator's physical address, national identity number or customer identification, or date and place of birth. It should be noted that the Travel Rule does not apply when virtual asset service providers (VASPs) send a virtual asset transfer to a person other than a VASP.
When do you need to comply with the Travel Rule in Gibraltar?
22 March 2021
However, the GFSC granted an 18-month grace period.
Which regulations are applicable to the Travel Rule in Gibraltar?
Financial Services (DLT) Regulations 2020
Proceed of Crime Act (transfer of virtual assets)
What else do you need to know about the Travel Rule in Gibraltar?
All activities falling within the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) definition of VASP are now regulated activities under Gibraltar law and within the regulatory and supervisory ambit of the GFSC.
