On January 7, HashKey Group announced that it has received VASP registration approval from the Central Bank of Ireland, expanding the market to Ireland. Under the European Union's Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5), all crypto service providers in Ireland are required to register with the Central Bank for anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CFT) measures. The VASP license approval allows HashKey to provide a variety of crypto services, including fiat-cryptocur...
On June 11th, crypto exchange Crypto.com announced that it has been registered with the Central Bank of Ireland's Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP). The approval follows a comprehensive review of Crypto.com compliance commitments, including its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing capabilities. The approval will enable Crypto.com to further provide services in Ireland, including cryptocurrency to fiat exchanges and fiat wallets.