Charltons Crypto Webinar 1 begins with an introduction and overview of cryptocurrency and crypto regulation, in particular:
- The different regulatory approaches
- Consumer and institutional adoption of crypto
- Decentralised finance (DeFi)
- Stablecoins
- Facebook’s Libra
- Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
Charltons Crypto Webinar 1 then moves on to consider virtual asset regulation, with a focus on:
- The risks and Benefits
- FATF Standards on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-terrorist Financing
- Overview of revised recommendations
- Definition of VASPs
- Application to countries and regions (including Hong Kong)
- The “Travel Rule”
- Implementation of the FATF Recommendations
- FATF 2020 Report Key Findings
- Trends in Use of Virtual Assets for AML/CFT Purposes
- Trends in Virtual Asset Market Structure
- FATF Recommendations and their Applicability to Stablecoins
