WED16 - Sovereign Cryptocurrencies: Assessing Trends and AML Implications

Description

• Reviewing developments in sovereign cryptocurrencies such as the Marshall Islands’ SOV to chart trends in growing convergence of digital and fiat currencies

• Assessing risks such as potential sanctions violations, enabling of corruption and tax evasion posed by sovereign cryptocurrencies such as Venezuela’s petro

• Charting emerging trends in sovereign cryptocurrency issues such as Russia’s cryptoRuble and Estonia’s estcoin to anticipate potential challenges for AML oversight

Moderator(s):

• John Roth, Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, Bittrex

Speaker(s):

• Christine Duhaime, CAMS, Lawyer, Barrister and Solicitor, Duhaime Law
• Hon. Sharif F. Nesheiwat, Deputy Ethics and Compliance Officer, Gartner
• Juan Llanos, Managing Director, MultipleStartups