SLP318 Ronald Pol - The ineffectiveness of AML

<p>Dr Ronald Pol, lawyer and researcher joins me to talk about how and why AML laws are ineffective and simply cost taxpayers, customers an incredible amount. We chat:</p> <ul> <li>The environment of AML laws</li> <li>FATF and how they create these laws</li> <li>Breathtaking costs</li> <li>Effectiveness around 0.1%</li> <li>KYC benefits some criminals</li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.effectiveaml.org/"><u>EffectiveAML.org</u></a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ronaldpol"><u>@ronaldpol</u></a></li> <li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronpol/"><u>https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronpol/</u></a></li> <li>Research paper: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339486326_Anti-money_laundering_The_world's_least_effective_policy_experiment_Together_we_can_fix_it"><u>Anti-money laundering: The world’s least effective policy experiment</u></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Other relevant episodes:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/165/"><u>SLP165 Rafael Yakobi - Should Coinjoin Users Be Flagged? Is Privacy Illegal?</u></a></li> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/239/"><u>SLP239 Jake Chervinsky - Pushing Back On Fincen Non-Custodial Bitcoin Regulation</u></a></li> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/196/"><u>SLP196 Is Bitcoin Being Captured (Odell, Gladstein, Yakobi)</u></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://swanbitcoin.com/livera"><u>Swan Bitcoin</u></a></li> <li><a href="http://lend.hodlhodl.com/"><u>Hodl Hodl Lend</u></a></li> <li><a href="http://compassmining.io/"><u>Compass Mining</u></a></li> <li><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/concierge"><u>Unchained Capital</u></a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="https://cyphersafe.io/"><u>CypherSafe</u></a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="http://coinkite.com/"><u>CoinKite.com </u></a>(code LIVERA)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Stephan Livera links:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://steph