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.
Studija
Vanjski autor
Prof. Dr. Robby HOUBEN and Alexander SNYERS, University of Antwerp, Research Group Business & Law, Belgium
Informacije o dokumentu
Vrsta publikacije
Područje politike
Ključna riječ
- borba protiv kriminala
- DRUŠTVENA PITANJA
- društvena pojava
- države članice EU-a
- ekonomska geografija
- elektronički novac
- elektroničko bankarstvo
- emisija primarnoga novca
- FINANCIJE
- financijske usluge
- informacijska tehnologija i obrada podataka
- kazneno pravo
- kreditne i financijske institucije
- međunarodna valuta
- monetarna ekonomija
- monetarni odnosi
- OBRAZOVANJE I KOMUNIKACIJE
- POLITIKA
- politika i javna sigurnost
- pranje novca
- PRAVO
- prijetnja nacionalnoj sigurnosti
- računalni kriminal
- slobodno kretanje kapitala
- terorizam
- utaja poreza
- virtualna valuta
- ZEMLJOPIS