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Reported by Cointelegraph, a majority of the European Parliament’s lead committees have approved a ban on cryptocurrency transactions of any value made through hosted crypto wallets. This comes amid the European Council and parliament provisionally <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/01/18/anti-money-laundering-council-and-parliament-strike-deal-on-stricter-rules/">agreeing</a> to expand parts of the European Union’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorist Financing laws to cover the cryptocurrency market.
<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://x.com/echo_pbreyer/status/1770853123633877233">According</a> to an X post by Patrick Breyer, a member of the European Parliament for the Piratenpartei Deutschland (Pirate Party of Germany), a “majority of the EU Parliament’s lead committees” approved the new AML laws on March 19.
Breyer is one of only two members who voted against the ban on anonymous crypto payments. Gunnar Beck of Alternative für Deutschland (Alternative for Germany) also voted against the ban. The ban applies specifically to hosted or custodial crypto wallets offered by third-party service providers, such as centralized exchanges.
The new AML legislation applies certain limits for cash transactions and anonymous cryptocurrency payments. Under the new rules, anonymous cash payments over 3,000 euros will be banned in commercial transactions, and cash payments over 10,000 euros will be completely banned in business transactions.
The new <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2014_2019/plmrep/COMMITTEES/CJ12/AG/2024/03-19/1297044EN.pdf">legislation</a> is expected to be fully operational within three years from its entry into force. However, Dillon Eustace, an Ireland-based law firm, expects the legislation to become fully operational earlier.

EU Committees Approved a Ban on Crypto Anonymous Transaction

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