AML
AML/KYC for Crypto-Asset Service Providers
Anti-money laundering and know-your-customer requirements that apply to crypto exchanges, custodians, and other virtual asset service providers under FATF standards and national law.
Elisa de Anda Madrazo: FATF's First Latin American President and Crypto Enforcement Focus
FATF President Elisa de Anda Madrazo — Mexico's representative — brings a developing-country perspective to global AML/CFT standards, with particular focus on crypto's role in narco-finance and the Travel Rule's uneven implementation.
FATF (Financial Action Task Force)
FATF's role as global AML/CFT standard-setter, the 2019 VASP definition, the Travel Rule for crypto, grey-listing consequences, and the challenge of applying FATF standards to DeFi.
FATF Virtual Asset Guidance: The Anti-Money Laundering Rules That Every Jurisdiction Must Follow
FATF's Recommendation 15 and the Updated Guidance on Virtual Assets define the global AML/CFT framework for crypto — and FATF membership pressure is the single most powerful driver of national crypto AML legislation.
FATF's Travel Rule for Crypto: The Global Data-Sharing Standard for Virtual Asset Transfers
The FATF Travel Rule requires crypto service providers to share originator and beneficiary information for transactions above $1,000 — a data-sharing obligation that has been slower to implement than any other FATF crypto standard.
FCA (Financial Conduct Authority — UK)
The FCA's evolving crypto jurisdiction from the 2020 AML registration regime through FSMA 2023 to the full conduct regulatory go-live in October 2027.