Crypto Compliance AML, FATF Travel Rule, MiCA & VASP

What you'll learn
Explain AML, FATF Travel Rule, MiCA and VASP basics in clear, non-technical language.
Identify key compliance risks in common crypto exchange and VASP business models.
Outline practical steps to design or improve a crypto compliance framework.
Communicate confidently with regulators, banks and stakeholders about crypto risks.
Requirements
Curiosity about crypto, regulation or financial crime risk.
Basic familiarity with how crypto exchanges or wallets work is helpful but not required.
Willingness to think through scenarios and reflect on real-world decisions.
Description
This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence tools are used selectively in this course to support content refinement and the creation of visual assets. AI-assisted tools help improve clarity, structure, and presentation of technical concepts, as well as generate illustrative diagrams and images. All technical architecture decisions, explanations, and learning objectives are designed, reviewed, and curated by the instructor to ensure accuracy, rigor, and real-world relevance.
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Crypto Compliance Explained: From Confusion to Clarity
The world of crypto regulation is moving fast. New rules like MiCA, the FATF Travel Rule, and evolving AML expectations can feel overwhelming - especially if you are not a lawyer or a technical expert.
This course turns complex crypto compliance into an engaging, story-driven journey. You will follow a fictional global crypto exchange and a fintech entering crypto as they design real-world compliance programs, respond to regulators, and manage risk across jurisdictions.
No dry legal lectures. No dense technical jargon. Just clear explanations, practical examples, and realistic decisions.
What This Course Covers
We organize crypto compliance into 4+1 essential pillars
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML) basics for crypto businesses
- FATF Travel Rule and how it really works in practice
- MiCA regulation and its impact on crypto services in the EU
- VASP (Virtual Asset Service Provider) obligations across key markets
- +1 Pillar: Risk, governance and culture that make compliance sustainable
You will see how these pillars interact when
- Launching new crypto products and features
- Deciding which customers and countries to serve
- Choosing Travel Rule solutions and data flows
- Responding to regulator questions and audits
Key Benefits
By the end of this masterclass, you will
- Understand the big picture of global crypto regulation without getting lost in legal details
- Speak the language of regulators, auditors, and compliance teams
- Identify key risks in crypto business models and products
- Make better decisions on customer onboarding, monitoring, and reporting
- Prepare for MiCA and Travel Rule expectations in a practical way
Learning Outcomes
You will be able to
- Explain the core AML concepts that apply to crypto exchanges and VASPs
- Describe how the FATF Travel Rule affects crypto transfers and counterparties
- Outline the main MiCA Requirements for crypto service providers and tokens
- Map out VASP obligations across KYC, transaction monitoring, and reporting
- Analyze a crypto product idea and spot key regulatory and risk issues
Real-World Applications
This course is designed for real work, not just theory. You will learn how to
- Support product, operations, and engineering teams with clear compliance input
- Help founders and managers prioritize compliance projects that matter
- Prepare for discussions with regulators and banks about your crypto activity
- Build or refine a risk-based compliance framework for a crypto or fintech business
Whether you are a crypto compliance beginner, an experienced professional entering Web3, or a builder who needs to understand the rules, this course gives you a solid, practical foundation to navigate crypto regulation with confidence.
Who this course is for
Crypto and fintech compliance officers, analysts and managers - need a structured, up-to-date overview of AML, Travel Rule, MiCA and VASP duties.
Founders and product owners at exchanges, wallets and Web3 startups - must design compliant products and avoid regulatory surprises.
Operations, customer support and risk teams in crypto businesses - benefit from understanding why policies exist and how to apply them in practice.
Lawyers, legal counsel and auditors working with crypto clients - require clear, practical explanations beyond dense legal texts.
Regulators, supervisors and policy-makers exploring virtual asset risks - gain insight into how real-world crypto compliance decisions are made.
Traditional finance professionals and bankers assessing crypto partners - learn how to evaluate VASP risk, controls and regulatory posture.
Developers and Web3 builders launching protocols, dApps or tokens - need to understand compliance implications of their technical design choices.