Virtual currencies and terrorist financing: assessing the risks and evaluating responses
This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the TERR Committee, explores the terrorist financing (TF) risks of virtual currencies (VCs), including cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. It describes the features of VCs that present TF risks, and reviews the open source literature on terrorist use of virtual currencies to understand the current state and likely future manifestation of the risk. It then reviews the regulatory and law enforcement response in the EU and beyond, assessing the effectiveness of measures taken to date. Finally, it provides recommendations for EU policymakers and other relevant stakeholders for ensuring the TF risks of VCs are adequately mitigated.
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Auteur externe
Tom KEATINGE, David CARLISLE, Florence KEEN
À propos de ce document
Type de publication
Domaine politique
Mot-clé
- atteinte à la sûreté de l'État
- bancatique
- blanchiment d'argent
- construction européenne
- coopération policière (UE)
- criminalité informatique
- DROIT
- droit pénal
- financement du terrorisme
- FINANCES
- informatique et traitement des données
- institutions financières et crédit
- libre circulation des capitaux
- lutte contre le crime
- monnaie virtuelle
- mouvement de capitaux
- QUESTIONS SOCIALES
- réglementation financière
- services financiers
- système de paiement
- UNION EUROPÉENNE
- VIE POLITIQUE
- vie politique et sécurité publique
- vie sociale
- économie monétaire
- ÉDUCATION ET COMMUNICATION