Báo cáo FATF: DeFi có người kiểm soát có thể xác định nên được quản lý như VASPs

The Huoxing Finance report states that, according to a report released by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Tuesday, its rules already apply to DeFi arrangements if identifiable individuals retain "control or sufficient influence," regardless of how decentralized the project claims to be. FATF noted that many DeFi projects still frequently exhibit centralized elements in practice, including concentrated governance tokens, management permissions, upgrade control, and fees and rewards flowing to insiders. The report categorizes DeFi into three types: those with identifiable controllers, those that are de facto centralized but with hidden operators, and truly leaderless ones—only the last category does not fall under its standards. The report states that nearly 93% of the jurisdictions responding to the survey have not yet applied these standards to any qualifying DeFi arrangements; among 142 jurisdictions, only 26 have assessed the risks, four have established licensing rules, and only two have registered or licensed related platforms. FATF requires countries to mandate or encourage DeFi projects to embed anti-money laundering controls into smart contracts or interfaces; for platforms that refuse to cooperate, jurisdictions may prohibit their local operation as a last resort. The report also states that the total value locked in DeFi this year reached $86.6 billion, an increase of approximately 85% compared to 2023.