SLP318 Ronald Pol - The ineffectiveness of AML

Dr Ronald Pol, former lawyer and researcher joins me to talk about how and why AML laws are ineffective and simply cost taxpayers, customers an incredible amount. We chat:

• The environment of AML laws
• FATF and how they create these laws
• Breathtaking costs
• Effectiveness around 0.1%
• KYC benefits some criminals

Links:

• EffectiveAML.org
• Twitter: @ronaldpol
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronpol/
• Research paper: Anti-money laundering: The world’s least effective policy experiment

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• SLP165 Rafael Yakobi - Should Coinjoin Users Be Flagged? Is Privacy Illegal?
• SLP239 Jake Chervinsky - Pushing Back On Fincen Non-Custodial Bitcoin Regulation
• SLP196 Is Bitcoin Being Captured (Odell, Gladstein, Yakobi)

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• Swan Bitcoin
• Hodl Hodl Lend
• Compass Mining
• Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
• CypherSafe (code LIVERA)
• CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)

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