Tagged: 5amld

EU’s Upcoming MiCA Regulation to Bring Clarity, Growth to Crypto-Asset Service Providers

July 8, 2021 @ 11:56 pm By Tony Zerucha |

The European Union’s proposed Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) Regulation will bring new opportunities for crypto-asset service providers (CASP), the CEO of one such company believes. In the European Union, digital assets are currently regulated through a combination of the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD)… Read More

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Report: Two More Cryptocurrency Companies Shut Down Rather Than Oblige New EU Anti-Money Laundering Laws

December 18, 2019 @ 1:08 am By Cali Haan |

On December 13th, Bottle Pay, a company variously described as a “custodial Bitcoin wallet provider,” a “payments startup” and a “social media Bitcoin tipping service,” announced it is closing December 31st because it does not want to impose extraordinary anti-money laundering (AML) measures on users. On… Read More