台湾FSC要求VASP进行反洗钱合规登记,违规将面临刑事处罚

marsbitPublished on 2024-10-02Last updated on 2024-10-03

  • 台湾金融监督管理委员会(FSC)将要求虚拟资产服务提供商(VASP)完成反洗钱(AML)合规登记,否则将面临刑事处罚。
  • 根据FSC的规定,该法规将于2025年1月1日生效,VASP必须在2025年9月之前完成相关登记。

台湾的金融监管机构——金融监督管理委员会(FSC)在7月份法律修订后,草拟了新的反洗钱法规。这些法规要求加密货币公司在明年9月底之前完成登记。若不合规,可能会导致处罚,包括最高两年的监禁。

金融监督管理委员会(FSC)周三在声明中表示,已起草了相关法规,明确针对虚拟资产服务提供商(VASP),并要求其完成反洗钱(AML)登记。

台湾目前要求虚拟资产服务提供商(VASP)遵守2021年7月FSC引入的反洗钱(AML)法规,而这些法规将很快被新规取代。FSC在周一的声明中明确指出,无论提供商是否已经完成现有的合规申报,“所有提供商都必须遵守新的VASP登记规定,并完成登记流程。”

根据当地媒体援引金融监督管理委员会(FSC)的报道,新法规将于2025年1月1日生效,虚拟资产服务提供商(VASP)需在9月底前完成反洗钱(AML)登记。否则,他们可能面临最高两年的监禁及最高新台币500万元(约15.59万美元)的罚款。

加密货币律师、台湾金融科技协会秘书长Kevin Cheng在接受The Block采访时表示,随着新规的实施,不合规的运营商将承担刑事责任,而合规的运营商将面临更严格的监管义务。Cheng指出:“整个行业环境将逐渐向持牌金融机构的模式发展。”

据Cheng所述,除传统的反洗钱(AML)义务外,新法规还要求管理团队具备相应资格,并纳入了交易安全、消费者资产保护及信息安全等企业责任。

Cheng补充道:“对于行业参与者而言,这些规则设立了更高的准入门槛和持续运营要求。新法规为台湾加密行业的发展提供了更强的法律保障,使其对习惯于传统金融的大型投资者而言更具吸引力。”

与此同时,金融监督管理委员会(FSC)正在考虑一项针对加密资产的特别法律提案,并计划于明年6月提交给台湾最高行政机关——行政院。根据当地媒体报道,FSC计划在今年年底前完成该提案的草案。

今年6月,台湾加密行业成立了一个行业协会,以在政府指导下制定自律规则。

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