Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, September 3rd, 2026, Chainwire

DWF Labs, an established, market-tested investor and market maker built to strengthen digital asset market infrastructure at scale, has announced an expansion of its global regulatory footprint after a group entity was granted Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) regulatory approval by the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI FSC).

Granted under the BVI's Virtual Assets Service Providers Act 2022, the approval authorizes DWF Labs, as a registered VASP, to provide the exchange of one or more forms of virtual assets, as well as to participate in, and provide financial services related to, an issuer's offer and/or sale of a virtual asset. The BVI's VASP regime was designed to bring virtual asset service providers within a supervised regulatory perimeter, in line with the global trend of jurisdictions implementing licensing frameworks following the FATF's guidance that virtual asset providers be subject to anti-money-laundering oversight.

The approval gives institutional clients access to DWF Labs' integrated OTC trading and market making capabilities, including spot trading across thousands of digital assets and stablecoins, through a regulated BVI entity. For institutions, operating through a licensed entity in a recognized jurisdiction is often a prerequisite for onboarding, custody, and compliance purposes — a factor that has driven major trading firms to pursue multi-jurisdictional licensing as institutional participation in digital assets has grown. The approval also strengthens the company's ability to deliver investment, incubation, and ecosystem development services to token issuers and digital asset projects on a global scale.

The BVI has established itself as a leading jurisdiction for decentralized ledger deployments and structured real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. The territory now represents nearly 10% of the global tokenized US treasuries market, with $1.5 billion in distributed value. BVI-domiciled entities also facilitate more than $1.2 billion in active, circulating stablecoins — figures underpinned by more than 24,700 stablecoin asset holders and weekly transfer volumes of $694.1 million. These figures (Source: rwa.xyz treasuries and stablecoins) reflect the strength of both the regulatory and market infrastructure within which DWF Labs is now positioned to operate.

Heng Lee, Managing Director and Partner at DWF Labs, said: "The Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) approval from the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI FSC) is a key step in responsibly expanding and delivering DWF Labs' regulated digital asset services to international institutional clients."

"As the digital asset market and industry continue to mature, and adoption increases, this addition to our regulatory framework will enable us to deliver a broader range of solutions, products, and services, while reinforcing our focus upon transparency and governance," Lee added.

DWF Labs said it will continue to expand its regulatory footprint across key global markets, supporting its international growth strategy and its commitment to operating within robust regulatory frameworks. The firm has previously pursued registrations and approvals in other jurisdictions as part of this strategy, and further licensing announcements in additional markets are a natural area to watch as the company scales its regulated service offerings.

About DWF Labs

Established in 2022, DWF Labs is an investor and market maker focused on giving builders the capital, liquidity, expertise, and partnerships needed to take ideas from concept to scale. DWF Labs is among the world's largest high-frequency digital asset trading organizations, active on more than 80 centralized and decentralized exchanges. The firm supports over 20% of CoinMarketCap's Top 100 projects and 35% of its Top 1,000, and has worked with more than 1,000 blockchain companies across Layer 1 and Layer 2 networks, DeFi, gaming, AI, payments, infrastructure, and tokenization.

The firm's work is organized across four business lines: Liquidity (institutional market making and liquidity provision), Investment and Incubation (strategic capital and token advisory for emerging projects), Ecosystem Development (go-to-market support), and OTC and Structured Markets (tailored trading solutions for institutions, funds, and protocol treasuries). DWF Labs also founded and incubated Falcon Finance, a synthetic dollar and universal collateralization protocol.

DWF Labs operates a globally distributed team on a 24/7/365 basis. For more information, visit www.dwf-labs.com, or follow DWF Labs on X, LinkedIn, and Telegram.