A suspicious activity or suspicious transaction report filed with a financial-intelligence unit.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which polices securities offerings, exchanges, and advisers.

The U.S. law that requires registration or an exemption before securities are offered to the public.

The U.S. law that governs exchanges, brokers, and ongoing disclosure for public securities.

A family of U.S. drafts that would license payment-stablecoin issuers as banks or specially supervised trusts.

Rules governing stablecoin issuance, reserves, redemption, and supervision, including EU MiCA provisions and the U.S. GENIUS Act enacted in 2025. Scope and implementation dates vary by jurisdiction.

Beyond FinCEN, U.S. firms often need state money-transmitter licenses or New York's BitLicense.

Exchanges can delist assets after enforcement pressure, stranding liquidity for holders.

The EU rule that applies the Travel Rule to crypto transfers, alongside MiCA.

The requirement that virtual-asset service providers pass originator and beneficiary information with transfers above a threshold.

VASPs exchange originator and beneficiary data when moving customer crypto above thresholds.

The amount above which originator and beneficiary data must travel with a crypto transfer, often EUR 1,000 or USD 3,000 by regime.

The U.S. issuer, reserve, and supervisory framework established by the GENIUS Act enacted in July 2025, with obligations subject to its implementation provisions.

Virtual asset service provider. FATF's category for exchanges, custodians, and similar businesses.

An address approved to hold a restricted security token after KYC or accreditation checks.