European Legal Regulation of Cryptocurrencies through the AML Scope

Abstract

This article deals with cryptocurrencies and its impact nowadays on the AML field at a European Union level. The article will be divided into an introduction, four chapters and a conclusion; it will define elementary information and defitions, will identify ways of practical use of cryptocurrencies, will introduce risks connected with the use of cryptocurrencies and will introduce legal regulation of cryptocurrencies by the V. AML Direction. In the conclusion the quality of communitary regulation will be evaluated and a few de lege ferenda tips will be devised to improve regulation for the future.

Keywords

• cryptocurrencies
• bitcoin
• anti money laundering
• european union
• regulation