PinnedDutch judge slaps DNB (Dutch central bank) on the wrist in court case of crypto-pioneer Bitonic on…Last months FATF consultation on virtual asset providers had my particular interest as we are facing an unexplainable access condition in…Apr 11, 2021Apr 11, 2021
The (inevitable) human rights anchor for compliance professionals (in finance)We live in challenging times. A range of natural, macro-economic, technical and geopolitical factors influence the world we are living in…Jan 14Jan 14
Long story short: Dutch judge finds DNB (Dutch AML-supervisor for crypto) did overstep its mandate…Over the past five years, we have seen a debate unfold in the Netherlands where the Dutch central bank forced the Ministry of Finance to…Oct 12, 2023Oct 12, 2023
Annulment of the travel rule in EU regulation underway — some questions and answersOk, so you may have been reading a complex thread on social media about the European travel rule for crypto companies and the impact it…Aug 16, 2023Aug 16, 2023
The inside story behind the disciplinary reprimands to Ex-CEO Ralph Hamers (and van der Veer and…So what’s the deal with the ING 2018 attempt to raise the salary of Hamers? How should non-Dutchies understand the recent reprimand of…Apr 14, 2023Apr 14, 2023
Sanctions as an institutional and social construct — not just as a ‘technical’ measure— -Aug 15, 2022Aug 15, 2022
Facebook: a limited network exemption in the Netherlands?Here is a brief post, to alert professionals in the field to the fact that Facebook Inc has in the Netherlands been registered as an…Sep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020
Perspectives on (Ca-)Libra #3: Wy the Libra is not e-money (also: the history of e-money and…Quickly after the announcement of Libra, I, stated that Libra could not be viewed as e-money. Now has come the time to explain my earlier…Feb 5, 2020Feb 5, 2020
January 10, 2020, time for the fifth EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive (..butStatus update on AMLD5 Implementation in the NetherlandsJan 10, 2020Jan 10, 2020
Overview and update on AMLD 5 implementation in the Netherlands — November 8, 2019(Or: how to introduce a supervisory regime in disguise)Nov 10, 2019Nov 10, 2019