Not entirely. Capital controls and currency bans are distinct from AML.
South Africa's proximate problem is capital controls. Cryptocurrencies make those controls easier to circumvent. If you look at the countries that are responding forcefully to crypto, it's the ones who want a sovereign monetary policy and relatively fixed exchange rate [1].
Not entirely. Capital controls and currency bans are distinct from AML.
South Africa's proximate problem is capital controls. Cryptocurrencies make those controls easier to circumvent. If you look at the countries that are responding forcefully to crypto, it's the ones who want a sovereign monetary policy and relatively fixed exchange rate [1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_trinity