Distributed Ledger Technologies between Anonymity and Transparency: AML/CFT Regulation of Cryptocurrency Ecosystems in the EU KU Leuven
The advent of Bitcoin suggested a disintermediated economy to which Internet users can take part directly. The conceptual disruption brought about by this Internet of Money (IoM) mirrors the cross-industry impacts of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLTs). While related instances of non-centralization thwart the regulatory efforts to establish accountability, in the financial domain further challenges arise from the presence in ...