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Five Reasons Why 2022 Will Be The Year Regulators Around The World Take On Crypto
Caroline Malcolm is Chainalysis’ Head of International Policy. With the new year now well underway, I’m delighted to announce that…
How NFT Platforms Can Get Ahead of AML Risk
Salman Banaei is Chainalysis’ Head of Public Policy for North America On February 4, the U.S. Department of the Treasury…
What is AML and KYC for Crypto?
In just thirteen years, cryptocurrencies have redefined money. It’s little wonder, then, that they’ve also redefined money laundering. Over the…
How Governments Regulate Cryptocurrency
In the early days of blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies operated in a gray area of the economy. But as financial institutions…
FATFの2度目の12ヶ月レビューについての考察
マネーロンダリングやテロ資金供与対策(AML/CFT)の国際基準を策定する政府機関である金融活動作業部会(Financial Action Task Force: FATF)は、今月”Second 12-Month Review of the Revised FATF Standards on Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers”を公開しました。FATFが暗号資産(Virtual…
Not All Blockchain Analysis Providers Are the Same and Other Insights from FATF’s Second 12-Month Review
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the inter-governmental body that sets global standards relating to anti-money laundering and combating…
FATF’s 12-Month Virtual Asset Review: Substantial Progress and Need for Greater Consistency
This week, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published its 12-month review of the progress made by both the public…
FATFによる12ヶ月レビュー: 着実な進展と一貫した対応の追求
訳注: FATFに参加するメンバーには単一の国だけでなく複数の国から構成される政策機関も含まれることから、原文では「国」を意味する”country”ではなく、「法律の管轄区域」を意味する”jurisdiction”という用語が使われています。日本語では、原則としてそれに従い「法域」と訳しています。 今週、Financial Action Task Force (FATF)は、12ヶ月という期間で、公共及び民間部門において、暗号資産関連の規制について施行すべきこと(FATF勧告)がどの程度進んでいるかについてのレポートを発表しました。このFATF勧告は、元々2019年6月に発表されており、FATFの200以上のメンバーやオブザーバーである法域に対して、以下のような規制を施行することを求めています。 取引所やホステッドウォレットなどを含む暗号資産サービスプロバイダ(Virtual Asset Service Provider: VASP)を免許制とすること 本人確認(Know Your Customer: KYC)やエンハンスドデューデリジェンスを徹底すること VASPにおいてトランザクションモニタリングによるリスクベースのAML/CFTコンプライアンスを義務付けること トラベルルールコンプライアンス − 1,000…
Links Virtual Session Recap: Ken Blanco on the State of Cryptocurrency Regulation
Our Links Virtual series continued last week, with FinCEN Director Ken Blanco joining Chainalysis Global Head of Policy Jesse Spiro…
Japan’s Cryptocurrency Regulation Updates: What You Need to Know
Starting on May 1, Japan began enforcing a slew of new cryptocurrency regulations recently passed as updates to existing laws.…
Introducing Chainalysis Crypto Crime Intelligence Briefs
We’re excited to announce our new series of Crypto Crime Intelligence Briefs! Chainalysis blockchain investigators are constantly identifying new groups…
New OFAC Sanctions and DOJ Complaint for North Korea-Linked Cryptocurrency Laundering Scheme: What You Need to Know
Earlier this week, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two Chinese nationals, Tian Yinyin and Li…
Cryptocurrency Typologies Guide: Who’s Who on the Blockchains?
Cryptocurrencies represent an opportunity to expand the way people transact globally. Since Bitcoin’s launch in 2009, cryptocurrency has created new…
The Chainalysis Crypto Crime Report is Here. Download to Learn Why 2019 Was the Year of the Ponzi Scheme.
The Chainalysis 2020 Crypto Crime Report is here! Click here to download. If the last few years have proven anything, it’s that…
Crypto Money Laundering: How Criminals Cash Out Billions in Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies
Since 2016, criminals have laundered $33 billion worth of ill-gotten cryptocurrency. The network of exchanges that facilitate this laundering—whether intentionally…