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by em-bee 1435 days ago
it is his responsibility.

money laundering laws in germany require banks to verify every transfer above 1000 euro. cash payments of more than 10000 euro need to be documented as well.

i believe the rules are similar across the EU.

what's unclear is how that relates to cryptocurrency. does the source of the cryptocurrency have to be verified, or just the source of the fiat currency when cryptocurrency is sold for?