Crypto-wallets and the new EU AML package: where are the battle lines drawn?

In an effort to overcome the fragmentation stemming from the national transpositions of the existing EU framework to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), the European Commission has recently put forward a comprehensive set of legislative proposals. While accounting for the most significant aspects of this “AML package”, this blogpost explores the endeavor to implement the so-called “crypto travel rule” and the relevant impact on different types of cryptocurrency wallets.