Anti-money Laundering: Council Adopts Rules Which Will Make Crypto-asset Transfers Traceable

The EU is making it more difficult for criminals to circumvent anti-money laundering rules via crypto currencies. Today the Council adopted updated rules on information accompanying the transfers of funds by extending the scope of the rules to transfers of crypto assets. This ensures financial transparency on exchanges in crypto-assets and provides the EU with a solid framework that complies with the most demanding international standards on the exchange of crypto-assets, ensuring that these are not used for criminal purposes.

Read more here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/05/16/anti-money-laundering-council-adopts-rules-which-will-make-crypto-asset-transfers-traceable/