Житель Лондона обвиняется в незаконном управлении криптоматами

investing.ruPublicado a 2024-08-31Actualizado a 2024-08-31

Хабибур Рахман (Habibur Rahman) был арестован в 2023 году в ходе полицейского рейда на магазин электроники в Чатеме, графство Кент, где было изъято несколько криптоматов. Рахман, владелец магазина, стал первым человеком в Великобритании, которому было предъявлено обвинение в незаконном управлении криптоматами.

Полиция также заподозрила Рахмана в отмывании денег и мошенничестве с цифровыми активами, однако мужчина был освобожден под залог. Он должен предстать перед судом 10 октября.

Криптоматы находятся под пристальным контролем властей Великобритании с 2022 года. Управление финансового надзора Великобритании (FCA) призвало операторов зарегистрировать устройства или изъять их из общественного доступа, в противном случае к их владельцам будут предприняты принудительные меры. В результате количество криптоматов, установленных в Великобритании, значительно сократилось.

По данным Coin ATM Radar, в марте 2022 года в Великобритании работал 81 криптомат. Однако сейчас на платформе отсутствует информация о действующих устройствах в стране, поскольку британские власти пресекают незаконное использование криптоматов.

«Сейчас в FCA не зарегистрирован ни один криптомат, поэтому, если вы используете эти устройства, вы можете неосознанно передавать свои деньги преступникам», — предупредил директор по платежам и цифровым активам FCA Мэттью Лонг (Matthew Long).

В мае 2023 года FCA провело проверку на наличие нелегальных криптоматов в трех городах: Эксетер, Ноттингем и Шеффилд, в связи с опасениями, что местные граждане могут отмывать деньги через криптовалюты. Тем не менее, Национальное контрольно-ревизионное управление Великобритании (NAO) раскритиковало FCA за недостаточную жесткость в регулировании криптоматов.

Великобритания — не единственное государство, которое искореняет криптоматы на своей территории. Недавно власти Германии закрыли сеть из 13 криптоматов, установленных в общественных местах без необходимых разрешений регулятора.

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