Compliance Specialist at Exness Becomes Vanuatu’s Stablecoin Commissioner

Jackson Miake has become Vanuatu’s Commissioner of Stablecoins. His LinkedIn profile lists the role as a contract position with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management beginning in July 2026.

Before the appointment, Miake’s most recent position was Governance Risk and Compliance Specialist at Exness, where he worked from January to July 2026.

Vanuatu Passes Stablecoin Legislation

Vanuatu’s Parliament passed the Stablecoins Bill in 2025. The legislation provides for a Stablecoin Supervisory Commission, or SSC, alongside licensing for issuers, reserve requirements, disclosure obligations and regulatory supervision.

Under the legislation, the SSC is to appoint the Commissioner for a five-year term, with one possible reappointment. The selection must be based on merit and follow a “fair and transparent selection process”.

A person cannot be appointed without at least five years of experience in a senior management role relevant to the Commissioner’s functions.

Those functions include convening SSC meetings, preparing agendas and minutes, coordinating the implementation and monitoring of its decisions, mobilising resources and preparing annual strategic plans and work programmes. The Commissioner also provides secretariat support to the SSC.

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