AML compliance proving tall hurdle for U.K. crypto firms
By 
Neil Hodge2021-06-22T15:34:00
The U.K.’s financial regulator has been forced to extend a registration deadline for cryptocurrency firms by nearly nine months because so few have been able to meet even basic anti-money laundering requirements.
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