Introducing ComplyFirst

ComplyFirst is an organization consisting of compliance professionals and cryptocurrency stakeholders that is dedicated to providing useful compliance guidance around privacy-preserving cryptocurrencies and the increasing use of privacy technologies being planned, discussed and deployed in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Unfortunately, much of the discourse on privacy-preserving cryptocurrencies is clouded by lack of deep and nuanced technical understanding of these projects, which can differ significantly from better-understood public-ledger projects such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Without knowledge of the full workings and capabilities of such projects, it becomes difficult to provide concrete and actionable guidance to compliance professionals and regulators, which hampers both industry support and regulatory effectiveness of the projects’ underlying markets.

We aim to educate and support various members of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, including exchanges, wallets, custodians, developers, and researchers. Our resources help entities support these valid, valuable, and rapidly emerging technologies in a responsible and compliant manner.

Furthermore, users of transparent networks such as Bitcoin and Ethereum may also adopt certain privacy functionality that compliance professionals and regulators need to account for. Instead of only discussing these technology changes at a high level, we seek to provide actionable tools to allow compliance professionals to more confidently remain in compliance with these assets.

Feel free to read our compliance briefs and interviews on our website, and watch our webinars on various coins and topics to learn more. We are always looking for additional industry stakeholders. If you would like to participate, please contact us.

We would like to thank the following individuals and entities for contributing to our resources:

Coin Center
Neeraj Agrawal
Jerry Brito
Peter Van Valkenburgh

CipherTrace
John Jefferies

DV Chain
Justin Ehrenhofer
Michael Rosselli
Garrett See

Stoic Capital
Robby Dermody

Tari
Naveen Jain
Riccardo Spagni
Louis Willacy

Independent
Jayson Benner
Jake Chervinsky