Australian supervisors stood up in the more than a thousand crypto money machines in the country in the midst of worries about scams and fraud.
In a new announcement, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (Austrac) informs crypto-ATM providers, and says that some companies may be contrary to anti-money laundering and terrorism provisions (AML/CTF).
Brendan Thomas, CEO of Austrac, says that a task force set up in December to investigate crypto money machines has found evidence of possible illegal behavior.
“The Task Force has been busy with companies to understand the risks in their sector and to assess their compliance with the law. It has identified worrying trends and indicators of suspicious activities, including transactions that can be linked to scams or fraud.”
The increased control is because crypto money machines in number have been shot up, from 23 in 2019 to around 1,600 in Australia.
The vast majority of transactions include cash deposits to buy Bitcoin (BTC).
Thomas says that Austrac is planning to collaborate with crypto -atm providers to ensure that they bring their activities into compliance with the financial laws, and he also warns of possible enforcement action.
“We want to ensure that crypto -atm providers have robust practices to minimize the risk that their machines can be used to wash dirty money white or to lift and deceive innocent people. We will continue to work [the] Industry to increase standards, but we will also take action against operators that do not meet. “
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