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Virtual asset service providers (VASPs) operating in Ireland are now subject to Ireland's AML/CFT framework and must register with the Central Bank of Ireland.

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Virtual asset service providers (VASPs) operating in Ireland are now subject to Ireland's AML/CFT framework and must register with the Central Bank of Ireland.

Most of the Fifth Money Laundering Directive (MLD5) was  transposed into Irish law on 18 March 2021. Our recent briefing contains more detailed analysis:  Arthur Cox Q&A: MLD5 Transposition and AML Horizon-Scanning.

A VASP carrying on business in Ireland is now a "designated person" for the purposes of the Irish anti-money laundering (AML)/countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) framework, meaning that it is subject to AML/CFT obligations generally, and will need to register with the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI).  These requirements came into effect on 23 April 2021.

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