Egbiri, Egbiri IfegwuAzinge, Nkechikwu Valerie2022-02-092022-02-092018Egbiri,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). 163-182http://www.jacl.org.za/images/stories/vol_2_bitcoin_regulation.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/7212Arguments 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.enFinancial crimesBitcoinMoney launderingWest AfricaCryptocurrenciesArticle