South Korea Proposes Expanding Crypto Travel Rule to Smaller Transfers
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South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has proposed expanding the FATF Travel Rule requirements to cover smaller crypto transfers during a plenary meeting in Paris. The Travel Rule is a global Anti-Money Laundering standard requiring crypto exchanges to share sender and recipient information for transfers above certain thresholds. The FIU cited ongoing AML compliance gaps across jurisdictions as the reason for pushing broader reporting requirements, aiming to further align South Korea with global AML standards for digital assets.
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bskySouth Korea Proposes Expanding Crypto Travel Rule to Smaller Transferscointelegraph.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledSouth Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) raised proposals to expand the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) Travel Rule requirements to smaller crypto transfers during a plenary meeting in Paris last week.
The crypto Travel Rule is a global AML standard that requires crypto exchanges to share sender and recipient information for transfers above certain thresholds.
South Korea's FIU called for expanded crypto Travel Rule coverage during FATF discussions, citing ongoing AML compliance gaps that persist across jurisdictions.
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