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How Europe’s AML regime is tackling virtual currencies

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Published on: 08 October 2018
Published by a Law360 reporter

Table of contents

  • Where we were prior to 5MLD
  • Where we are now
  • Where we may go

Article summary

Law 360, Expert Analysis: The use and provision of virtual currency services have remained largely unregulated in the European Union, but its newest anti-money laundering directive (5MLD) could be the first step to tougher regulation, say Chris Warren-Smith and Paul Mesquitta at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.

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