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What is Know Your Customer (KYC) and why is it essential for cryptocurrency exchanges?
KYC for crypto exchanges is the process by which a crypto exchange identifies its customers and understands who it is dealing with. For a licensed exchange it is not an option: in the EU it sits behind the Travel Rule that has applied since December 2024, and a new AML (anti-money laundering) Regulation will tighten…
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Can You Use Someone Else’s Memes, Photos, and Music in Your Advertising? A Marketer’s Guide to Fair Use
Memes, stock photos and trending tracks feel free, but each one belongs to someone. For a marketer the rule is simple: fair use is a defence you raise in court, not a permission you hold, and for advertising it rarely works. If you did not create it, you need a licence. In the US a…
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Legal Aspects Checklist for an NFT Marketplace
An NFT (non-fungible token) marketplace plays several legal roles at once: platform operator, payment channel and host of other people’s content. This checklist covers what to settle before launch, with the rules that have changed since 2024. First decide whether your NFTs are unique and not an investment product. In 2026 the SEC (US Securities…
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ESMA Tells Crypto Firms to Stop Services for Stablecoins That Do Not Meet MiCA
ESMA says MiCA-authorised crypto firms should stop all services tied to stablecoins that do not comply with MiCA. Supervisors should require remaining exposure to be removed within three months of 8 October 2026.
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FinCEN Withdraws Its Unhosted Wallet and Crypto Mixing Proposals
On 6 October 2026 FinCEN withdrew its 2020 unhosted wallet proposal and its 2023 measure on mixers. Neither document ever took effect.
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AMLA Sends the Commission Final Standards on Customer Checks Under the New AML Regulation
On 1 October 2026 AMLA submitted three final draft technical standards to the European Commission: customer due diligence, business relationships and occasional transactions, and group-wide AML arrangements.