What is AML (Anti-Money Laundering)?
Anti-Money Laundering is the body of laws and procedures designed to detect and prevent the conversion of illicit funds into apparently legitimate assets. Crypto businesses are subject to AML rules including KYC, transaction monitoring and suspicious activity reporting.
Why AML (Anti-Money Laundering) matters
Understanding AML (Anti-Money Laundering) is part of building a solid mental model of how Bitcoin, blockchain and Web3 systems actually work. Concepts in the General category sit at the foundation of the broader stack — get them right and the rest is far easier.
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Related terms
- KYC (Know Your Customer) — Identity verification required by regulated services.
- CEX (Centralized Exchange) — A company-operated crypto trading venue.
More general terms
- Altcoin — Any cryptocurrency that is not Bitcoin.
- Cryptocurrency — Digital money secured by cryptography on a blockchain.
- Stablecoin — A cryptocurrency designed to track a stable reference value.
- Whitepaper — The technical document describing a protocol's design.
- Tokenomics — The economic design of a cryptocurrency.
- Market Capitalization — Circulating supply × price.
- ICO (Initial Coin Offering) — An early-stage token sale to fund a project.
- WAGMI / NGMI — Crypto slang for community sentiment.
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