Blockchain Compliance
MiCA effective December 2024. FATF Travel Rule €1,000 (€0 in EU for CASP).
Travel Rule
VASP must pass KYC data. Protocols: TRUST, TRISA (gRPC), OpenVASP, Sygna.
TRISA: mTLS, PII encrypted. Timing: data with/before tx.
KYC/AML
Tier 1: Sumsub, Jumio, Onfido (full regulatory). Tier 2: Fractal, Synaps. On-chain: Quadrata, PolygonID.
Never on-chain: personal data. Only hash/credential.
AML Screening
Chainalysis (de facto standard), Elliptic, TRM Labs. Async webhook, threshold blocking.
MiCA Requirements
White paper (mandatory for tokens), custody segregation, transaction monitoring (5 years), Travel Rule.
Timelines
KYC/AML: 3–6 weeks. Travel Rule: 6–10 weeks. Full CASP: 4–8 months.







