Base law
- Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act (Refers to an external site)
- Implementation Act amending the fourth anti-money laundering directive (Dutch-only) (Refers to an external site)
- Section 1(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act (Refers to an external site)
22 April 2022
Supervision
Supervision label
Factsheet
Definition of virtual currencies
The Wwft defines a virtual currency as "a digital representation of value that is not issued or guaranteed by a central bank or a public authority, is not necessarily attached to a legally established currency and does not possess a legal status of currency or money, but is accepted by natural or legal persons as a means of exchange and which can be transferred, stored and traded electronically".
DNB also refers to virtual currencies as cryptos. The most widely known cryptos are Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple.
Base law
- Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act (Refers to an external site)
- Implementation Act amending the fourth anti-money laundering directive (Dutch-only) (Refers to an external site)
- Section 1(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act (Refers to an external site)