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Topic
Board Project Development
Re: UK exchange: Britcoin
by
Calibre
on 09/06/2011, 16:01:29 UTC
If BritCoin opt to operate out of the UK, they will be bound by the UK Money Laundering Regulations: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/2157/regulation/20/made
That legislation looks like it pretty neatly covers Britcoin's operations. Is there a reason for them to be exempt from needing to do all that scrutiny of customers and transactions stuff?

I think the only weak element there is the use of OpenID, where customer contact details are not explicitly requested, and the non-verification of customer identity (copy of a utility bill, driving licence, passport, etc).