bitFlyer adopts crypto deposit limits to comply with Travel Rule

Cryptocurrency exchanges successful Japan are preparing for the enforcement of the Financial Action Task Force’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations known arsenic the Travel Rule.

Major Japanese crypto speech bitFlyer connected May 30 announced the adoption of measures successful effect to the enforcement of stricter AML measures targeting crypto transactions successful Japan.

bitFlyer has introduced restrictions connected deposits and transfers, disabling transactions to and from exchanges that are not portion of the Travel Rule Universal Solution Technology (TRUST) network. Adopted by large manufacture firms similar Coinbase and Crypto.com, TRUST is simply a level allowing exchanges to securely negociate lawsuit information legally required by the Travel Rule.

How TRUST works. Source: Notabene

bitFlyer’s latest restrictions subordinate to 21 countries and regions that necessitate accusation notification based connected the Travel Rule. In the announcement, the listed countries and regions are shown successful the table, including jurisdictions similar the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore and others.

There are besides restrictions connected the types of crypto assets supported by the TRUST. bitFlyer presently facilitates TRUST transactions for cryptocurrencies similar Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) arsenic good arsenic ERC-20 assets similar Shiba Inu (SHIB), Polygon (MATIC) and others.

Effective immediately, bitFlyer’s caller AML restrictions use to each firm and idiosyncratic customers who deposit and nonstop crypto assets utilizing the exchange.

According to the announcement, Coincheck is the lone Japanese speech that is portion of the TRUST web and tin interact with bitFlyer. At the clip of writing, Coincheck and bitFlyer lone enactment BTC transactions via TRUST. More cryptocurrencies, including ETH and ERC-20 tokens are coming successful the adjacent future, bitFlyer noted.

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While adopting important restrictions connected transactions betwixt exchanges, bitFlyer inactive supports transactions to and from self-custody wallets similar MetaMask.

bitFlyer did not instantly respond to Cointelegraph’s petition for comment. This nonfiction volition beryllium updated pending caller information.

The quality comes amid Japan preparing to enforce caller large crypto AML restrictions starting from June 1. On May 23, the Japanese parliament decided to fortify AML measures to bring the section crypto model successful enactment with planetary crypto regulations. The caller rules specifically necessitate immoderate level processing a crypto transportation greater than $3,000 to walk connected lawsuit data to the recipient speech oregon institution.

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