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South Carolina (SC)

Money transmission and virtual currency licensing planning data for South Carolina.

Population weight (planning): 1.61% · Back to matrix · Launch map

How to read this page: confirmed cells are checked against a primary regulatory source and dated. Under review marks a cell where primary sources conflict or a figure awaits confirmation.

MTL required

Yes, via the fiat leg. The Money Services Division treats virtual currency alone as outside 'monetary value,' but transactions that also transfer fiat currency are treated as money transmission subject to licensing (S.C. Code Ann. section 35-11-200, 35-11-105(12)).

Verified 2026-07-16. Source

Fiat treatment

Fiat money transmission (payment instruments, stored value, receiving money for transmission) is licensed under the Money Transmitter Licence, S.C. Code Ann. section 35-11-200(A) and 35-11-105(12), administered by the Attorney General's Money Services Division.

Verified 2026-07-16. Source

Virtual currency treatment

Guidance-only exclusion when virtual currency stands alone (viewed as lacking 'monetary value'), but the Division's FAQ and a 5 December 2018 interpretation treat virtual currency transactions that also transfer fiat currency as within the Act. A kiosk-specific order (MSD-19003) addresses ATM-based exchange.

Verified 2026-07-16. Source

Regulator

South Carolina Attorney General's Office, Money Services Division.

Verified 2026-07-16. Source

MTMA adoption

full: H.B. 5068 / S.B. 1031, effective January 1, 2025.

Verified 2026-07-16. Source

Launch posture

amber: A recently modernised regime with a meaningful bond ceiling.

Verified 2026-07-16. Source

Application fees (locked)

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Renewal fees (locked)

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Net worth / capital (locked)

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Surety bond (locked)

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Bond formula (locked)

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Permissible investments (locked)

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Control persons (locked)

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Local presence (locked)

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Exam / audit timeline (locked)

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Exemptions (locked)

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Typical timeline (locked)

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Practitioner notes (locked)

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Under the planning scenario

LicenceMap's bond and net worth figures use one scenario throughout: a virtual currency exchange with a fiat on and off ramp, $50m in annual US transmission volume, $2m in average daily outstanding liability, and a single principal office.

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