Chainalysis is rolling out a global compliance solution for Tether, a Feb. 12 press release announced.
The stablecoin's issuer is now able to identify "High risk" transactions occurring on its network.
The tracking is made possible by Chainalysis' Know Your Transaction suite, which allows token issuers to monitor the activity of their assets.
Regulators around the world recently started signaling that stablecoins deserve deeper scrutiny.
In October 2019, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Director Kenneth Blanco noted that stablecoins are not exempt from complying with AML laws.
For the regulator's purposes, stablecoin issuers are categorized as money services businesses, and have to adhere to the regulatory standards reserved for such companies.
While compliance for an exchange is relatively straightforward - its scope is only for the money coming in and out - stablecoin issuers are potentially faced with the much harder task of tracking network activity.
Regulating the flow of money in and out of the stablecoin network is relatively simple, yet regulators around the world have often identified severe risk for stablecoin transactions.
Tracking activity within the network itself may alleviate these concerns.
While Tether cannot confiscate the "High risk" tokens directly, it can freeze the wallets that contain them.
Tether to Track Stablecoin Network Activity With Chainalysis Suite
Published on Feb 12, 2020
by Cointele | Published on Coinage
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