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The travel rule, in plain terms

October 20, 2026

FATF's 'travel rule' requires virtual asset service providers to pass along originator and beneficiary information (name, account number, sometimes address) on transfers above a jurisdiction's threshold — mirroring rules that have existed in traditional wire transfers for decades. It's the main reason exchange-to-exchange transfers increasingly carry more metadata than a wallet-to-wallet move.

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