Circle’s EU Policy Chief Patrick Hansen Busts AMLR 2027 FUD

Patrick Hansen, Director of EU Strategy and Policy at Circle, has once again pushed back against claims that Europe’s new Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR) will “ban” self-custody wallets or peer-to-peer crypto transactions. It comes just over a week after the Circle executive warned that Dual MiCA–PSD2 licensing could double compliance costs for EU stablecoin firms. No, the EU Isn’t Killing Self-Custody: Patrick Hansen Busts AMLR 2027 FUD In a post on X (Twitter), Hansen called out misinformation circulating among major cryptocurrency accounts. “Again, a bunch of big crypto accounts are claiming upcoming AML rules will ban self-custody or anonymous crypto & Bitcoin transactions in the EU source: https://beincrypto.com/eu-amlr-crypto-self-custody-exemptions-2027/