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Document overview
Highlights financial, operational, legal, consumer, cyber and AML/CFT risks arising from virtual assets and directs supervised institutions to identify customer exposure and apply enhanced due diligence where risk is elevated.
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Scope and exclusions
Applies to
Addressed to licensed banks, money exchange establishments and PSPs operating in Oman in relation to customers and counterparties exposed to virtual assets.
Limitations and exclusions
It is not a VASP licence, crypto-asset approval or a complete current regulatory framework; current regulator mandates, prohibitions, licensing and later FATF/CBO rules must be checked separately.
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Official source
CBO BDD/AML/CB/2020/4480 · 30 December 2020 · Central Bank of Oman
September 13, 2026
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