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Summary
On May 28, 2026, Consensys called on FinCEN to modernize financial institutions' customer identification program rules, which have not seen major updates since 2003. It advocates shifting from traditional identity verification to privacy-preserving approaches such as digital credentials and zero-kn…
Key points
- It shows compliance technology may shift from centralized databases to verifiable credentials, a long-term variable in the cost structure for crypto and stablecoin firms required to do KYC.
- If identity verification rules adopt privacy-preserving technology, crypto firms' onboarding processes and data breach risk profiles would change, but for now this remains only a policy recommendation.
- Compliance and product teams can research the feasibility of zero-knowledge proofs in KYC processes in advance, but should not adjust near-term operational plans based on it.
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