Identifying and authenticating the users of virtual currency via electronic attestation and the European Digital Identity Wallet

Ignacio Alamillo-Domingo
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Ignacio Alamillo-Domingo: Legal Counsel, Logalty Prueba por Interposición, Spain

Journal of Payments Strategy & Systems, 2023, vol. 17, issue 1, 86-95

Abstract: EU regulations mandate the use of customer identity verification and authentication measures to ensure virtual currencies are not used for money laundering activities or the financing of terrorism. This paper explores these obligations in the context of electronic attestation, the European Digital Identity Wallet and the proposed amendment to the eIDAS Regulation.

Keywords: stablecoins; asset-referenced tokens; electronic money tokens; identification; strong customer authentication; European Digital Identity Wallet; electronic attestation of attributes; eIDAS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E5 G2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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