The European Union (EU) just dropped the hammer on the crypto world, and let me tell you, it ain’t subtle.
If you’ve been hiding your coins in the shadows, enjoying a little privacy with your Monero or Zcash, you better start making other plans.
Big brother
The EU’s new anti-money laundering rules are coming in hot, and by 2027, anonymous crypto accounts and privacy coins will be sleeping with the fishes.
The new rules, tucked into the EU’s shiny Anti-Money Laundering Regulation, make it crystal clear, no more anonymous accounts, no more privacy tokens.
Banks, financial outfits, and crypto-asset service providers, they’re all banned from touching anything that smells like anonymity. If your favorite coin is built to keep things hush-hush, it’s about to get whacked from the menu.
And don’t think you can just slip through the cracks with a sneaky wallet. The rules don’t just stop at crypto.
Anonymous bank accounts, payment accounts, even old-school passbooks and safe-deposit boxes, they’re all getting the same treatment.
The EU wants to see who you are, where your money’s coming from, and where it’s going. No more personal privacy. Full soviet style.
Papers please
Why all the fuss? The EU’s not shy about it. They say anonymous crypto is a magnet for crooks, money laundering, terrorist cash, you name it.
The new Anti-Money Laundering Authority is stepping in, ready to keep a close eye on the big players.
By 2027, they’ll be directly supervising up to 40 CASPs, picking the ones with the biggest footprint, think at least 20,000 customers and €50 million in transactions. If you’re running a cross-border crypto business, you’re on their radar.
Now, if you’re a tech whiz building wallets or software, relax a little. These rules don’t hit you unless you’ve got your hands on the wallets themselves.
But if you’re a user with an anonymous account, get ready for some paperwork. You’ll need to prove who you are before you can move a single satoshi.
Permissionless?
Since these rules started tightening, we’ve already seen the fallout. Tether’s USDT got delisted from major EU exchanges for not playing by the new book.
And just recently, a massive $330 million crypto theft saw the loot laundered through, you guessed it, Monero, sending its price flying. The EU’s had enough of that movie.
So the days of shadowy crypto dealings in Europe are numbered. The regulators want transparency, and they’re not asking nicely. If you’re in crypto, it’s time to get your house in order.
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