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Estonia’s New AML Laws Set To Clamp Down On Crypto Industry – Cointelegraph

by NewsReporter
January 1, 2022
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The new guidelines reportedly expand the definition of Virtual Asset Service Providers to include DApps, ICOs and related services.

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Estonia’s new AML laws set to clamp down on crypto industry

Beginning in February, Estonia is set to introduce sweeping changes to its definition of Virtual Asset Service Providers, or VASPs, to include several cryptocurrency-related services — a move that could impact Bitcoin (BTC) ownership in the country — according to European compliance specialist Sumsub.

On Sept. 21, the Estonian Ministry of Finance published a draft bill to update the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Act (the AML Act) as part of the government’s effort to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

As Sumsub reported, the legislation is now in the interagency review process, with implementation set for February 2022. Regulated crypto companies have until March 18, 2022 to bring their operations and paperwork into compliance. 

According to New DeFi CEO Mikko Ohtamaa, the updated law effectively bans non-custodial software wallets, as well as decentralized finance products, in the country. That’s because the bill’s provisions target VASPs, which include crypto exchanges and wallets, in Estonia. When the bill is ready, VASP will be extended to cover decentralized platforms, initial coin offerings and other services. Violation of the provisions may result in a penalty of up to $452,000, or 400,000 euros. 

According to Ohtamaa’s interpretation, the new law has the following effect: “You are only allowed to hold your Bitcoin in a custodial Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP). VASP can freeze your account. So it is not effectively your Bitcoin anymore.”

Estonia did not only ban #defi, but they also banned #bitcoin.

You are not allowed to download wallet and hold #bitcoin anymore in Estonia.

— Mikko Ohtamaa (@moo9000) December 31, 2021

Related: Estonia’s crypto honeymoon at an end as stricter regulations loom

Estonia was one of the first countries in the European Union to license cryptocurrency businesses, but it has had to crack down after hundreds of billions of dollars worth of dirty money was discovered in Danske Bank, positioning Estonia at the heart of Europe’s biggest money-laundering catastrophe.

As reported by Cointelegraph, Matis Mäeker, the head of the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), urged the government in October to “turn the rules to zero and start licensing all over again.” He stated that the general public is unaware of the inherent risks of cryptocurrency, especially around its alleged role in money laundering and terrorist financing, as well as the vulnerability of the industry to cybercriminals. 

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