Section 3 Obligations on intermediary crypto-asset service providers

Article 19

Intermediary crypto-asset service providers shall ensure that all the information received on the originator and the beneficiary that accompanies a transfer of crypto-assets is transmitted with the transfer and that records of such information are retained and made available on request to the competent authorities.

Article 20

The intermediary crypto-asset service provider shall implement effective procedures, including, where appropriate, monitoring after or during the transfers, in order to detect whether the information on the originator or the beneficiary referred to in Article 14(1), points (a), (b) and (c), and Article 14(2), points (a), (b) and (c), has been submitted previously, simultaneously or concurrently with the transfer or batch file transfer of crypto-assets, including where the transfer is made to or from a self-hosted address.

Article 22

The intermediary crypto-asset service provider shall take into account missing information on the originator or the beneficiary as a factor when assessing whether a transfer of crypto-assets, or any related transaction, is suspicious, and whether it is to be reported to the FIU in accordance with Directive (EU) 2015/849.