Financial Services Authority (FSA), Sultanate of Oman
Who regulates virtual assets and crypto businesses in Oman?
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Short answer
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is the relevant authority for Virtual Asset Service Providers in Oman. Under the current registration instructions, a person carrying on virtual-asset services in Oman must register with the FSA and comply with the applicable AML/CFT requirements.
What this means
The registration regime originated under the former Capital Market Authority (CMA), which issued Decision No. 35/2023 requiring Virtual Asset Service Providers to register before carrying on virtual-asset activities in Oman. The authority is now the Financial Services Authority, and the FSA continues to publish the VASP registration instructions.
This should not be described as equivalent to a mature full-service crypto licensing framework such as VARA's in Dubai. The existing Oman requirement is clearly a VASP registration and AML/CFT perimeter, while the regulator has separately worked on a broader virtual-assets regulatory and licensing framework.
For founders, the safe structural conclusion is straightforward: do not launch exchange, transfer, custody or other VASP activity into Oman on the assumption that crypto is unregulated. Registration and AML/CFT obligations already apply, and any later comprehensive licensing rules must also be checked before launch.
Official sources
FSA — Instructions for registering VASPs and applying AML/CFT requirements ↗FSA — VASP registration announcement / Decision No. 35/2023 ↗FSA — AML/CFT laws and regulations ↗Some source links need review. The content-review date above is separate from link availability.
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