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Cryptocurrencies and AML Risks and Compliance Essentials
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Cryptocurrencies and AML Risks and Compliance Essentials

Master the intersection of crypto and compliance—learn AML risks, red flags, and regulatory frameworks.
Created byJustin Muscolino
Last updated 7/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Understand the Fundamentals of Cryptocurrency
  • Identify AML Risks Associated with Virtual Assets
  • Apply AML Compliance Practices to the Crypto Space
  • Assess and Respond to Regulatory Developments and Enforcement Trends

Course content

1 section • 5 lectures • 1h 6m total length

  • Introduction to Cryptocurrency and AML Framework11:02

    Explore how AML applies to crypto, covering Fatf and FinCEN guidance, travel rule, VASP obligations, red flags, and cases like mixers and darknet tracing.

  • AML in the Crypto Context, Risks, and VASPs11:04

    Explore how anti-money laundering in the crypto context differs from traditional finance, using blockchain analytics, kyc, and risk-based frameworks to monitor on-chain behavior and vasps compliance.

  • Blockchain Basics, NFT Laundering, DeFI, Unhosted Wallets, Regulatory Bodies13:28

    Explains blockchain basics, how AML applies to cryptocurrencies, and the roles of NFT laundering, DeFi, unhosted wallets, and regulators FATF and FinCEN in crypto compliance.

  • Travel Rule, AML Program, CDD, Transaction Monitoring, Blockchain Analytics13:54

    Apply the travel rule and FATF guidance by building a risk-based crypto AML program with CDD, onboarding, KYC, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, enhanced due diligence, and blockchain analytics.

  • SAR, Red Flags, Mixers and Darknet, and Case studies17:29

    Learn to identify suspicious activity reports (SARs), red flags, mixers and darknet activity; conduct sanctions screening and apply blockchain analytics through case studies to strengthen crypto AML compliance.

Requirements

  • Basic understanding of financial systems or AML concepts is helpful but not mandatory.

Description

Cryptocurrencies are transforming the financial world—but they also bring new risks for money laundering, fraud, and regulatory breaches. This course equips you with the essential knowledge and tools to navigate the complex world of crypto compliance.

Designed for professionals in compliance, finance, crypto, and law enforcement, this course breaks down how virtual assets are exploited for financial crime—and how to counter those risks using practical AML strategies.

You'll explore how blockchain works, identify red flags in crypto transactions, understand FATF and regulatory expectations, and learn how Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) can meet their compliance obligations.

Whether you're new to crypto or enhancing your financial crime skills, this course will give you the confidence to assess, monitor, and respond to AML risks in the evolving digital asset landscape.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand how cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology work

  • Identify common crypto-related money laundering typologies and red flags

  • Apply AML/CFT regulations and compliance frameworks to virtual assets

  • Interpret key global regulations, including the FATF Travel Rule

  • Stay ahead of emerging threats and enforcement trends

This course is ideal for:
Compliance professionals, AML analysts, auditors, regulators, fintech teams, law enforcement, crypto businesses, and anyone interested in the intersection of digital assets and financial crime.

Who this course is for:

  • AML and compliance professionals seeking to understand crypto-related risks and regulations.
  • Banking, fintech, and crypto staff needing practical crypto compliance knowledge.
  • Law enforcement and regulators looking to stay informed on crypto-related crime.
  • Students and beginners aiming to build foundational knowledge in crypto AML.
  • Anyone curious about how crypto is misused and how to prevent financial crime.

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