The great success of NFTs in the market has raised extensive and articulated topical issues related to their legal characterisation, including from the perspective of the application of the anti- money laundering rules. The most recent surveys and studies clearly show how the overall counter-value of crypto-assets sent by addresses involved in criminal activity to the NFT market has grown significantly in recent times, confirming the concerns expressed about the suitability of these tokens to be used for illicit purposes. Yet, the lack of a specific definition, clear coordinates, and the general climate of uncertainty surrounding NFTs even for anti-money laundering purposes call for to a careful analysis of the European and domestic rules, de jure condito and de jure condendo, to shed some light on whether and how NFTs are intercepted by anti-money laundering regulatory framework.

Riflessioni sull’applicabilità della disciplina antiriciclaggio ai Non-Fungible Tokens (“NFT”)

Andrea Minto
2023-01-01

Abstract

The great success of NFTs in the market has raised extensive and articulated topical issues related to their legal characterisation, including from the perspective of the application of the anti- money laundering rules. The most recent surveys and studies clearly show how the overall counter-value of crypto-assets sent by addresses involved in criminal activity to the NFT market has grown significantly in recent times, confirming the concerns expressed about the suitability of these tokens to be used for illicit purposes. Yet, the lack of a specific definition, clear coordinates, and the general climate of uncertainty surrounding NFTs even for anti-money laundering purposes call for to a careful analysis of the European and domestic rules, de jure condito and de jure condendo, to shed some light on whether and how NFTs are intercepted by anti-money laundering regulatory framework.
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