<h1>FIU issues Section 13 notices and Section 79(3)(b) takedowns to offshore VDA providers over AML/CFT non-compliance</h1> The Financial Intelligence Unit of India issued notices under Section 13 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 to 25 offshore virtual digital asset service providers for non-compliance with AML/CFT obligations and separately directed takedown notices under Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 for publicly accessible apps/URLs operating without compliance. VDA service providers serving Indian users must register with FIU-IND as reporting entities and fulfill activity-based PMLA obligations (reporting, record-keeping, KYC) regardless of physical presence. Fifty VDA SPs are registered to date; unregistered providers remain outside the AML/CFT framework. Crypto products and NFTs remain largely unregulated and risky.