Cryptocurrencies and blockchain
More and more regulators are worrying about criminals who are increasingly using cryptocurrencies for illegitimate activities like money laundering, terrorist financing and tax evasion. The problem is significant: even though the full scale of misuse of virtual currencies is unknown, its market value has been reported to exceed EUR 7 billion worldwide. This paper prepared by Policy Department A elaborates on this phenomenon from a legal perspective, focusing on the use of cryptocurrencies for financial crime, money laundering and tax evasion. It contains policy recommendations for future EU standards.
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Auteur externe
Prof. Dr. Robby HOUBEN and Alexander SNYERS, University of Antwerp, Research Group Business & Law, Belgium
À propos de ce document
Type de publication
Domaine politique
Mot-clé
- atteinte à la sûreté de l'État
- bancatique
- blanchiment d'argent
- criminalité informatique
- DROIT
- droit pénal
- FINANCES
- fraude fiscale
- GÉOGRAPHIE
- géographie économique
- informatique et traitement des données
- institutions financières et crédit
- libre circulation des capitaux
- lutte contre le crime
- monnaie internationale
- monnaie virtuelle
- monnaie électronique
- QUESTIONS SOCIALES
- relations monétaires
- services financiers
- terrorisme
- VIE POLITIQUE
- vie politique et sécurité publique
- vie sociale
- économie monétaire
- ÉDUCATION ET COMMUNICATION
- émission monétaire
- État membre UE