Monero Policy Working Group (MPWG)

Concern over Tornado Cash sanctions and our support for the challenge arguing that OFAC and others exceeded their authority in sanctioning open-source technology

Posted on September 12, 2022

The Monero Policy Working Group (MPWG) is a loose quorum of individuals attempting to engage in regulatory and policy conversations regarding cryptocurrency, blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. [Read More]

Tags: USA OFAC Treasury

Response to the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing

Posted on November 2, 2021

The Monero Policy Working Group (MPWG) is a loose quorum of individuals attempting to engage in regulatory and policy conversations regarding cryptocurrency, blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. [Read More]

Tags: EU European Commission

Response to the public consultation on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing - EU rules on public-private partnerships (PPP)

Posted on August 20, 2021

On August 20, 2021, The Monero Policy Working Group (MPWG) submitted a comment to the European Commission on their initiative regarding EU anti-money laundering and rules on public-private partnerships (PPPs). [Read More]

Tags: EU European Commission

Response to FATF draft guidance on a risk-based approach to virtual assets and virtual asset service providers

Posted on April 19, 2021

On April 19, 2021, the Monero Policy Working Group (MPWG) responded to FATF draft guidance on a risk-based approach to virtual assets and virtual asset service providers. [Read More]

Tags: fatf vasp

Comment on FinCEN response

Why MPWG supports rule change

Posted on January 18, 2021

On December 18th 2020, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a proposal for a new set of rules for certain digital currency transactions. More specifically, the rules set out to impose new reporting, recordkeeping, and identity verification requirements upon banks and Money Services Businesses (MSBs) for certain transactions involving... [Read More]

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