In the seventh episode of the Compliance Clarified podcast Susannah Hammond is joined by Kevin Batteh of the Delta Strategy Group and Todd Ehret to discuss the potential of cryptos to make payments and transfers more efficient. The speed and reach of transactions, however, together with the potential for anonymous activity and for transactions without financial intermediaries, also make crypto-assets vulnerable to misuse and raise the risk of money laundering.

Policymakers, regulators and firms all need to play their part in ensuring that cryptos are as "safe" as possible, not only in terms of investment risk but also with regards to regulatory certainty and cyber resilience.

As discussed in the podcast here are some additional resources:

Article by Todd “U.S. cryptocurrency regulatory path appears long and complex” https://www.reuters.com/article/bc-finreg-cryptocurrency-regulatory-path-idUSKBN2BT211
TRRI special report “Cryptos on the rise”
https://www.thomsonreuters.com.sg/en/resources/cryptos-on-the-rise.html

Further details on Kevin Batteh and Delta Strategy Group https://deltastrategygroup.com/professionals/kevin-batteh and an article by Kevin https://www.coindesk.com/cftc-bitfinex-enforcement-bitcoin-exchanges

Further information on Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence can be found at: https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/en/products/regulatory-intelligence?elqTrackId=73370082102a4669b4d34524158b501c&elqaid=3945&elqat=2