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Cambodia Parliament Passes Anti-Technology Fraud Law Targeting Crypto Scams

Cambodia's parliament passed the Law on Anti-Technology Fraud, introducing five new offenses including cybercrime and specialized money laundering. Penalties include 2-5 years imprisonment and fines up to $125,000, with ringleaders facing 15-30 years. The law targets pig butchering schemes and crypto-facilitated money laundering. The law awaits King's signature to take effect.

Medium impact🇰🇭 CambodiaRegulationUSDT

APAC FINSTAB analysis

For APAC operators, this creates a medium-impact signal around regulation in Cambodia. Protocols/assets in scope: USDT. Teams should monitor the original source, map the change to licensing, custody, disclosure, and market-access obligations, and update their jurisdiction playbooks before the next compliance review.

Compliance read-through: map this event to entity licensing, market-access, custody, disclosure, token listing, and operational-risk obligations before expanding or marketing in the affected jurisdiction.

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