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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Prof. Dr. Robby HOUBEN and Alexander SNYERS, University of Antwerp, Research Group Business & Law, Belgium
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- automatiseret bankvirksomhed
- bekæmpelse af grov kriminalitet
- datakriminalitet
- datamatik og databehandling
- elektroniske penge
- EU-medlemsstat
- FINANSER
- finansielle tjenesteydelser
- fri kapitalbevægelighed
- GEOGRAFI
- hvidvaskning af penge
- international valuta
- kredit- og finansinstitutter
- LOVBESTEMMELSER
- monetære forhold
- pengeudstedelse
- POLITIK
- politisk liv og offentlig sikkerhed
- skattesvig
- SOCIALE SPØRGSMÅL
- socialt liv
- statsforbrydelse
- strafferet
- terrorisme
- UDDANNELSE OG KOMMUNIKATION
- valutaforhold
- virtuel valuta
- økonomisk geografi