The Netherlands Central Bank received 39 applications for registration of cryptocurrency companies

Thirty-nine cryptocurrency companies have applied for registration with the Central Bank of the Netherlands, including cryptocurrency exchanges and cryptocurrency wallet operators.

De Nederlandsche Bank NV (DNB), Central Bank of the Netherlands, started active registration of cryptocurrency services. IN The result of the introduction of the fifth directive of the EU on the fight against money laundering (5Amld) Cryptocurrency firms must be registered in the Central Bank. They need to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the law on preventing money laundering and financing terrorism and the law on sanctions 1977 of the year.

21 May 5AMLD entered
by virtue in the Netherlands. Since then, suppliers of cryptocurrency services can work in the country only in that case, If they are included in the public register of the Central Bank. The DNB press secretary confirmed, that the regulator received thirty -nine applications for registration from cryptocurrency companies.

According to the public registry on the Central Bank's website, Four companies have already received a license to provide cryptocurrency services: 2525 Ventures, Amdax, Blox и Phoenix Payments. 2525 Ventures also works under the trade names Litepay, Lightpaid, Lightbit, Litewallet, Liteeal и Litebit. Phoenix Payments is also known as Anycoin Direct.

“We are very proud of those, that became one of the first, who successfully completed the registration process ", – commented on the financial director of Anycoin Direct Bram Selen (Bram Ceelen). “It was not easy to get a license. We have made significant changes to business processes, To register with the regulator ".

Company, which have already provided cryptocurrency services before 21 May and submitted an application for registration before this date, Continue work, While there is a process of consideration of the application. The Central Bank only “controls compliance with the law on preventing money laundering and financing terrorism, as well as the law 1977 years about sanctions ".

“Registered companies are not subject to prudent supervision of the Central Bank or the Department of Financial Markets. It means, that the risks of the financial business are not tracked and there is no special protection of consumers of financial services ", – celebrates the Central Bank.

In the spring, information appeared, that tightening regulation in the Netherlands can lead to the closure of cryptocurrency companies. Last month, the Central Bank Netherlandov issued
The first license to the AMDAX BV cryptocurrency startup.