Crypto-Asset Regulation · glossary

Obliged entity

A business the anti-money-laundering law requires to check who its clients are, watch their transactions, report suspicion and appoint an MLRO. Crypto firms became obliged entities before MiCA existed. Halcyon has been one since it registered in 2022. Definition: Obliged entity · Binder §7.1 · Chapter 1 · Chapter 7

Explained in Chapter 1, What a Crypto-Asset Is, and Why the State Cares, of Crypto-Asset Regulation.

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As defined in the training compliance binder
a firm the AML rules bind to identify customers, monitor transactions, report suspicions and appoint an MLRO; crypto-asset providers became one under Directive (EU) 2018/843;
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