Joonas Ilmasti
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Writing on Bitcoin regulation, compliance, and what's actually changing under MiCA.

Regulation

MiCA and the Bitcoin-only business

What Europe's crypto rulebook actually changes for operators who only care about one asset.

Apr 22, 2026·3 min read
2026
Mar 11

Five years of running compliance at LocalBitcoins

What I learned building an AML program at the world's largest P2P Bitcoin marketplace.

Compliance·3 min
Jan 28

Why Bitcoin-only, still

After a decade in the industry, why I keep narrowing rather than broadening.

Bitcoin·2 min
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