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Deribit Releases Specifics of New KYC Policy Following Move to Panama

Published 01/21/2020, 02:44 PM
Updated 01/21/2020, 04:22 PM
Deribit Releases Specifics of New KYC Policy Following Move to Panama

Deribit, a crypto futures and options exchange that is moving from the Netherlands to Panama to avoid Europe’s new Anti-Money Laundering law has released its newly updated Know Your Customer (KYC) policy.

In a Jan. 17 blog post, Deribit clearly said that its relocation to Panama has been mainly caused by the new Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD), a major European law that aims to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing by stricter regulation of crypto-related businesses.

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It would seem to me that many nations around the world, are not making it easy for crypto-tech companies to operate smoothly and without restrictions because, many are afraid they may have to play catch up with implementing their own crypto based currencies and exchange platforms. This reminds me of Jamie Dimon CEO of JPMorgan Chase ( the largest bank in the US in terms of assets ) who spoke disparagingly of cryptocurrencies until JPMorgan Chase launched its own, the JPM coin. So, it is my opinion that crypto-tech companies must play a game of chess, that involves moving to those countries that provide that most conducive environments ( minimum or collaborative regulations ) that allow crypto-tech companies to build upon new technologies that will benefit all nations and their commerce and the underlying exchange and storage of assets, in the long haul. I agree with Thomas Prendergast, that the migration will accelerate.
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As these large economic nations continue to build greater obstacles to the crypto technology companies, the migration to smaller ecosystems like Panama will accelerate. It is just a matter of time when a nation in flux like Venensula will convert their oil into electricity to drive new tech and become the new epicenters to crypto tech. . . I know, I am the CEO of a crypto tech company and the hamstringing and subsequent large attorney fees to help us navigate the mine field of shifting sands in the USA will drive us out.
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