Bitcoin regulation? Imperfect knowledge of identities and the money laundering risk: A West African perspective
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Date
2018
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
Arguments for regulating Bitcoin are built mainly on the technologically disruptive
nature of the currency and its susceptibility to facilitating financial crimes on a scale
larger than financial institutions. This paper questions this notion and proposes
instead that the disruptive nature of Bitcoin is not technological but legal. The legal
disruption requires a legislative response aimed at ensuring suitable regulation that
can circumvent the identity crises in Bitcoin transactions.
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Keywords
Financial crimes, Bitcoin, Money laundering, West Africa, Cryptocurrencies
Citation
Egbiri,I & Azinge, V.N . (2018). Bitcoin Regulation? Imperfect Knowledge of Identities and the Money Laundering Risk: A West African Perspective. Journal of anti-corruption and law, 2(1). 163-182