Markets & regulation

AML (anti-money laundering)

Also called: AML · AML/CFT

In shortLaws that require financial companies, including crypto exchanges, to detect and report money laundering.

AML rules are why exchanges do KYC, monitor transactions and sometimes freeze funds linked to hacks or sanctioned addresses. Mixers like Tornado Cash sit at the center of the debate over privacy and AML.

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