Элизабет Уоррен: У Минфина США должно быть больше полномочий для принятия мер против криптовалют

investing.ruPubblicato 2025-01-14Pubblicato ultima volta 2025-01-14

В своем обращении к Скотту Бессенту (Scott Bessent) Элизабет Уоррен (Elizabeth Warren) заявила о необходимости предоставить министерству больше полномочий для введения санкций против криптосектора. Она считает, что правила по борьбе с отмыванием денег (AML) и финансированием терроризма (CFT) должны включать специальные положения, основанные на оценке риска использования цифровых активов.

По словам Уоррен, злоумышленники все чаще прибегают к криптовалютам для отмывания денег, уклонения от санкций и финансирования угроз национальной безопасности. Среди них: военный конфликт между Россией и Украиной, финансирование ядерной программы Северной Кореи, продажа Китаем частей оружия подсанкционным странам и атаки с использованием программ-вымогателей.

Уоррен спросила Бессента, стоит ли ради соблюдения правил AML и CFT включить в полномочия Минфина вторичный инструмент санкций, который позволил бы ведомству «отделять финтех-компании и операторов криптосервисов от отношений с США».

Она также задала вопрос: может ли Управление по контролю за иностранными активами Министерства финансов США (OFAC) контролировать стейблкоины, и следует ли Конгрессу распространить действие Закона о банковской тайне (BSA) на зарубежные компании, связанные с американским рынком и клиентами из США.

Согласно BSA, финансовые учреждения обязаны подавать отчетность о своей деятельности Минфину. Американские криптобиржи, операторы криптокошельков и другие поставщики виртуальных услуг тоже должны соблюдать определенные требования, если они занимаются торговлей, передачей или хранением цифровых активов. Уоррен попросила Бессента быть готовым обсудить эти вопросы на слушаниях по утверждению его кандидатуры 16 января.

Напомним, что в 2023 году Элизабет Уоррен призывала обновить BSA, включив в него криптовалюты. Недавно сенатор пополнила свой список угроз национальной безопасности США, включив в него иностранные майнинговые компании. Она убеждена, что помимо прямого экологического урона, майнинг может использоваться для шпионажа и сбора данных об энергетическом секторе США.

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