Cayman Islands CARF Registration Extension

The Cayman Islands announced through a March 25, 2026 Industry Advisory that it is extending the deadline by which Cayman Reporting Crypto-Asset Service Providers (RCASPs) must register under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF).

New Registration Deadline

The deadline was April 30, 2026 and the new deadline is January 31, 2027. The extension is necessary to allow the Cayman Islands Department for International Tax Cooperation (DITC) time to build functionality in the existing DITC portal and to provide RCASPs sufficient time to comply once the DITC portal’s CARF functionality is available for use.

Required Registration Information

Once the DITC portal is available for RCASPs, it will be necessary to submit the following information:

• RCASP name and any number given to it by the General Registry, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), or a regulatory or supervisory body;

• Full name, address, business entity (where applicable), position and contact details, including an electronic address of:

  • the person located in the Cayman Islands who is authorized by the Cayman RCASP to be the Principal Point of Contact (PPoC) with the Authority (via the DITC) for compliance with the CARF; and

  • another person the RCASP has authorized to give change notices for its PPoC; and

• Date on which the RCASP became a RCASP

Click to read the March 25, 2026 Ministry of Financial Services & Commerce Industry Advisory.

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