The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has issued new guidance that contains its financial regulation policies concerning Decentralized Applications on May 9.
In the introduction to the guide, FinCEN notes the guide serves to clarify and provide examples to make compliance easier for entities whose activities fall under the purview of the Bank Secrecy Act.
FinCEN defines Dapps as, "Decentralized application software programs that operate on a P2P network of computers running a blockchain platform."
FinCEN notes that any DApps which "Accept and transmit value, regardless of whether they operate for profit" all fall under the same regulatory interpretation as mechanical agencies like automated teller machines.
"Accordingly, when DApps perform money transmission, the definition of money transmitter will apply to the DApp, the owners/operators of the DApp, or both."
Thus, any DApp involving money transmission is subject to BSA regulations.
As previously reported by Cointelegraph, FinCEN took action last month against Eric Powers, who has been fined for $35,000.
FinCEN concluded that Powers was "Wilfully violating money transmission laws in his work as a peer-to-peer exchanger of virtual currencies" and debarred him from further money services business operations.
FinCEN remarked that this was the institution's first case of enforcing regulatory requirements pertaining to a cryptocurrency exchanger.
Earlier this month, research from cryptocurrency analytics firm Diar found that ether volumes on DApps were at an all-time high last month.
FinCEN Clarifies Money Transmission Regulations Pertaining to DApps
Udgivet den May 9, 2019
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