Topic: Determinations of KYC and AML (Read 645 times)
If I add KYC, can US residents participate in my ICO?
What determines if an ICO requires KYC and AML?
The main thing is the regulation in the country that the project is operative in.
Search up some information from the SEC or the SEC equivalent in your country which deals with cryptocurrency securities regulation. If they require ICOs to register their investors and produce KYC/AML documents on them, then you definitely should do some to be compliant.
Based on current trends, I'd say that's probably a lot, if not most countries.
On a side note, perhaps also consider who your investors are. Many ICOs reject investors from certain countries because of regulations.
What determines if an ICO requires KYC and AML?
The main thing is the regulation in the country that the project is operative in.
Search up some information from the SEC or the SEC equivalent in your country which deals with cryptocurrency securities regulation. If they require ICOs to register their investors and produce KYC/AML documents on them, then you definitely should do some to be compliant.
Based on current trends, I'd say that's probably a lot, if not most countries.
On a side note, perhaps also consider who your investors are. Many ICOs reject investors from certain countries because of regulations.
Depends on the individual. But I do believed that majority of us doesn't want to share our private data right? So I think those people will likely won't join that bounty the minute KYC is being enforced. Again, you can't blame them though, because it was a last minute changes and no one is expecting it. I suggest you follow that bounty and see how it goes for the participants (willing to submit to KYC in order to get their tokens, or not take the risk of giving their passports.)
What sucks here the most are ICOs who don't disclose or mention anything about KYC during their pre-sale but after the TGE took place they will suddenly have a KYC requirement before they even send the tokens you have bought from them. I remembered in one of the Telegrams group of the ICO I participated in thousands of the members got shocked and furious at the same time that they are suddenly requiring KYCs out of nowhere and it took awhile for us to receive our tokens. They somehow hide the fact from people that KYC is an important step for you to receive the tokens you have bought from them during the token sale. This is probably why they hide the KYC requirement in the first place as it is highly unappealing to a lot of people. You would really be put up on a situation which you wont really have any choice but to comply it since you already invested.If you do see that those tokens are really worth then you would comply it but if not then better leave it if you cant afford to give out your own informations.
You represent and warrant that you are not a resident or domiciliary of the United States of America or purchasing DGTX TOKENS from a location in the United States of America, nor are you an entity (including but not limited to any corporation or partnership) incorporated, established or registered in or under the laws of the United States of America, nor are you purchasing DGTX TOKENS on behalf of any such person or entity;
Should I implement KYC/AML and do it myself or should I work with a trusted company to do so? I think that doing it myself will have a risk for the business in case of a hack, whereas using a company that has experience doing it is much secure.
Crypto platform is not very safe and even if you used a company which is so called secure, there's a possibility that they could crack it as well. Just look at how many exchanges are very hack, any project should not do a KYC/AML all they have to do is implement restrictions, they can even banned IP for restricted countries if they doesn't want to have a legal issues later and scrutiny from regulatory bodies. IMHO.
Depends on the individual. But I do believed that majority of us doesn't want to share our private data right? So I think those people will likely won't join that bounty the minute KYC is being enforced. Again, you can't blame them though, because it was a last minute changes and no one is expecting it. I suggest you follow that bounty and see how it goes for the participants (willing to submit to KYC in order to get their tokens, or not take the risk of giving their passports.)
What sucks here the most are ICOs who don't disclose or mention anything about KYC during their pre-sale but after the TGE took place they will suddenly have a KYC requirement before they even send the tokens you have bought from them. I remembered in one of the Telegrams group of the ICO I participated in thousands of the members got shocked and furious at the same time that they are suddenly requiring KYCs out of nowhere and it took awhile for us to receive our tokens. They somehow hide the fact from people that KYC is an important step for you to receive the tokens you have bought from them during the token sale. This is probably why they hide the KYC requirement in the first place as it is highly unappealing to a lot of people. You would really be put up on a situation which you wont really have any choice but to comply it since you already invested.If you do see that those tokens are really worth then you would comply it but if not then better leave it if you cant afford to give out your own informations.
Depends on the individual. But I do believed that majority of us doesn't want to share our private data right? So I think those people will likely won't join that bounty the minute KYC is being enforced. Again, you can't blame them though, because it was a last minute changes and no one is expecting it. I suggest you follow that bounty and see how it goes for the participants (willing to submit to KYC in order to get their tokens, or not take the risk of giving their passports.)
What sucks here the most are ICOs who don't disclose or mention anything about KYC during their pre-sale but after the TGE took place they will suddenly have a KYC requirement before they even send the tokens you have bought from them. I remembered in one of the Telegrams group of the ICO I participated in thousands of the members got shocked and furious at the same time that they are suddenly requiring KYCs out of nowhere and it took awhile for us to receive our tokens. They somehow hide the fact from people that KYC is an important step for you to receive the tokens you have bought from them during the token sale. This is probably why they hide the KYC requirement in the first place as it is highly unappealing to a lot of people. 
Should I implement KYC/AML and do it myself or should I work with a trusted company to do so? I think that doing it myself will have a risk for the business in case of a hack, whereas using a company that has experience doing it is much secure.
Crypto platform is not very safe and even if you used a company which is so called secure, there's a possibility that they could crack it as well. Just look at how many exchanges are very hack, any project should not do a KYC/AML all they have to do is implement restrictions, they can even banned IP for restricted countries if they doesn't want to have a legal issues later and scrutiny from regulatory bodies. IMHO.
Should I implement KYC/AML and do it myself or should I work with a trusted company to do so? I think that doing it myself will have a risk for the business in case of a hack, whereas using a company that has experience doing it is much secure.
What determines if an ICO requires KYC and AML?
If the Bitcoin currency on that place of their project address or registry is legal in which KYC and AML is part of their regulation policies then all ICOs will need to comply or their ICO project will be branded as illegal to operate. Therefore it will be determine on which country they where belong.
In some cases, more and more ICOs consider voluntary compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations for various reasons. including to establish credibility with the Bank.
In other words, strong KYC during the tokens making event will make it easier to work with banks and follow AML regulations. Voluntary fulfillment in sign sales seems to give the project a legitimate stamp. Many prospective regulators seem to be open to selling tokens provided the law "knows your customers" are obeyed.
In other words, strong KYC during the tokens making event will make it easier to work with banks and follow AML regulations. Voluntary fulfillment in sign sales seems to give the project a legitimate stamp. Many prospective regulators seem to be open to selling tokens provided the law "knows your customers" are obeyed.
What determines if an ICO requires KYC and AML?
If the Bitcoin currency on that place of their project address or registry is legal in which KYC and AML is part of their regulation policies then all ICOs will need to comply or their ICO project will be branded as illegal to operate. Therefore it will be determine on which country they where belong.
Depends on the individual. But I do believed that majority of us doesn't want to share our private data right? So I think those people will likely won't join that bounty the minute KYC is being enforced. Again, you can't blame them though, because it was a last minute changes and no one is expecting it. I suggest you follow that bounty and see how it goes for the participants (willing to submit to KYC in order to get their tokens, or not take the risk of giving their passports.)
In addition to what others have said, usually they have legal experts who they seek advise. So at the beginning there are ICO which doesn't require any KYC's but when the tokens are about to distributed, other's suddenly asking for KYC's just to make sure that they are following all regulations and they need to adapt, otherwise if might have a big implications later. Its just sad though that it was not intimated at the very beginning so that investors or bounty hunters not comfortable sharing their personal data will not invest or join that ICO project.
ARe you saying that most ICOs dont start with KYC and AML; they do it later?Look at this, TV-TWO Signature Campaign: (https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/tv-two-signature-campaign-herolegend-only-ended-2884232). No KYC was mentioned when they started their campaign.
And then their token bounty campaign can be found here; (https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bounty-tv-two-connect-your-tv-to-the-ethereum-blockchain-ended-2617590)
Bounty has successfully ended. Thank you everyone for your support!
Dear Bounty Hunters,
We have received an updated opinion from our legal council that urges TV-TWO to perform KYC on all individuals and companies that receive our tokens. While this is nothing new concerning our investors, it does come as a surprise to us that this also covers any entity that participated in marketing and bounty activities. The change comes in light of new regulation that qualifies transferring tokens to sanctioned parties as aiding and abetting in criminal activity.
What does this mean? We need to ask any bounty hunter to complete the following KYC form on the TV-TWO website: https://tv-two.com/bounty.html.
During the process, please enter the same Ethereum address that you have used in the bounty spreadsheets. Once your KYC is reviewed and approved, we will transfer the tokens that you have earned during the campaign to your wallet. Distribution starts on August 24.
Dear Bounty Hunters,
We have received an updated opinion from our legal council that urges TV-TWO to perform KYC on all individuals and companies that receive our tokens. While this is nothing new concerning our investors, it does come as a surprise to us that this also covers any entity that participated in marketing and bounty activities. The change comes in light of new regulation that qualifies transferring tokens to sanctioned parties as aiding and abetting in criminal activity.
What does this mean? We need to ask any bounty hunter to complete the following KYC form on the TV-TWO website: https://tv-two.com/bounty.html.
During the process, please enter the same Ethereum address that you have used in the bounty spreadsheets. Once your KYC is reviewed and approved, we will transfer the tokens that you have earned during the campaign to your wallet. Distribution starts on August 24.
But at the last minute specially when bounty hunters are waiting for their payments, they posted that so many bounty hunters are confused and disappointed because we all know that most of us doesn't want to give sensitive information like our passport.
In addition to what others have said, usually they have legal experts who they seek advise. So at the beginning there are ICO which doesn't require any KYC's but when the tokens are about to distributed, other's suddenly asking for KYC's just to make sure that they are following all regulations and they need to adapt, otherwise if might have a big implications later. Its just sad though that it was not intimated at the very beginning so that investors or bounty hunters not comfortable sharing their personal data will not invest or join that ICO project.
ARe you saying that most ICOs dont start with KYC and AML; they do it later?Look at this, TV-TWO Signature Campaign: (https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/tv-two-signature-campaign-herolegend-only-ended-2884232). No KYC was mentioned when they started their campaign.
And then their token bounty campaign can be found here; (https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bounty-tv-two-connect-your-tv-to-the-ethereum-blockchain-ended-2617590)
Bounty has successfully ended. Thank you everyone for your support!
Dear Bounty Hunters,
We have received an updated opinion from our legal council that urges TV-TWO to perform KYC on all individuals and companies that receive our tokens. While this is nothing new concerning our investors, it does come as a surprise to us that this also covers any entity that participated in marketing and bounty activities. The change comes in light of new regulation that qualifies transferring tokens to sanctioned parties as aiding and abetting in criminal activity.
What does this mean? We need to ask any bounty hunter to complete the following KYC form on the TV-TWO website: https://tv-two.com/bounty.html.
During the process, please enter the same Ethereum address that you have used in the bounty spreadsheets. Once your KYC is reviewed and approved, we will transfer the tokens that you have earned during the campaign to your wallet. Distribution starts on August 24.
Dear Bounty Hunters,
We have received an updated opinion from our legal council that urges TV-TWO to perform KYC on all individuals and companies that receive our tokens. While this is nothing new concerning our investors, it does come as a surprise to us that this also covers any entity that participated in marketing and bounty activities. The change comes in light of new regulation that qualifies transferring tokens to sanctioned parties as aiding and abetting in criminal activity.
What does this mean? We need to ask any bounty hunter to complete the following KYC form on the TV-TWO website: https://tv-two.com/bounty.html.
During the process, please enter the same Ethereum address that you have used in the bounty spreadsheets. Once your KYC is reviewed and approved, we will transfer the tokens that you have earned during the campaign to your wallet. Distribution starts on August 24.
But at the last minute specially when bounty hunters are waiting for their payments, they posted that so many bounty hunters are confused and disappointed because we all know that most of us doesn't want to give sensitive information like our passport.
The KYC or AML process is now standard practice for any legitimate ICO looking to raise funds. These processes not only benefit the project implementing them but also help to protect those with interests within the project.
Even though the crypto space is largely unregulated, it doesn’t mean that we can’t behave and conduct ourselves as any normally regulated sector. It’s all of our responsibility to ensure that we protect the ICO and crypto space as stakeholders. In order to do that, ICOs and projects need to implement a KYC or AML process.
I agree, but wouldnt you say there are added risk to collecting data of users. Lets say the data gets breached; what's next? Wouldn't the company implementing the KYC/AML be held liable. Also, instead of doing kYC/AML why not just restrict the companies that require them; primarily US and China. Even though the crypto space is largely unregulated, it doesn’t mean that we can’t behave and conduct ourselves as any normally regulated sector. It’s all of our responsibility to ensure that we protect the ICO and crypto space as stakeholders. In order to do that, ICOs and projects need to implement a KYC or AML process.
Yes, there's a big risk on investors or even bounty hunters if ever such hacks occurs:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/83ybwn/shady_dadi_ico_server_got_hacked_huge_data_breach/
https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/02/07/sentinel-chain-ico-leak-passport/
Of course the project or company should be held accountable because you put trust in them that they are going to secure your personal data. I guess ICO than are requiring KYC now are making it more riskier on our end.
I think some ICO's are also doing some restrictions as well. You can't join if you are amongst the country they don't allowed.
What determines if an ICO requires KYC and AML?
It depends on the country that the ICO is operating from, and the citizens that it is offering its investment scheme to (that's why you see some ICOs banning certain country's citizens to participate).
While I'm not sure what the exact procedures are, most legitimate ICOs nowadays in countries with more mature crypto ICO regulations will ask you for KYC docs such as your ID, as well as AML docs, perhaps fund sources.
At the end of the day, the ICO itself is probably not even in that much control when it comes to the collection of the docs. The regulators in each country decides whether these investments are legal, what they are classified under, and what procedures are.
The KYC or AML process is now standard practice for any legitimate ICO looking to raise funds. These processes not only benefit the project implementing them but also help to protect those with interests within the project.
Even though the crypto space is largely unregulated, it doesn’t mean that we can’t behave and conduct ourselves as any normally regulated sector. It’s all of our responsibility to ensure that we protect the ICO and crypto space as stakeholders. In order to do that, ICOs and projects need to implement a KYC or AML process.
I agree, but wouldnt you say there are added risk to collecting data of users. Lets say the data gets breached; what's next? Wouldn't the company implementing the KYC/AML be held liable. Also, instead of doing kYC/AML why not just restrict the companies that require them; primarily US and China. Even though the crypto space is largely unregulated, it doesn’t mean that we can’t behave and conduct ourselves as any normally regulated sector. It’s all of our responsibility to ensure that we protect the ICO and crypto space as stakeholders. In order to do that, ICOs and projects need to implement a KYC or AML process.
Yes, there's a big risk on investors or even bounty hunters if ever such hacks occurs:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/83ybwn/shady_dadi_ico_server_got_hacked_huge_data_breach/
https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/02/07/sentinel-chain-ico-leak-passport/
Of course the project or company should be held accountable because you put trust in them that they are going to secure your personal data. I guess ICO than are requiring KYC now are making it more riskier on our end.
I think some ICO's are also doing some restrictions as well. You can't join if you are amongst the country they don't allowed.
What determines if an ICO requires KYC and AML?
It depends on the country that the ICO is operating from, and the citizens that it is offering its investment scheme to (that's why you see some ICOs banning certain country's citizens to participate).
While I'm not sure what the exact procedures are, most legitimate ICOs nowadays in countries with more mature crypto ICO regulations will ask you for KYC docs such as your ID, as well as AML docs, perhaps fund sources.
At the end of the day, the ICO itself is probably not even in that much control when it comes to the collection of the docs. The regulators in each country decides whether these investments are legal, what they are classified under, and what procedures are.
AML / KYC compliance policies act as double edge swords; First, on the one hand, ICO helps to verify and validate their investor identity, document investor profiles, types of business and financial activities and finally assess potential risks for money laundering activities; keep the good side of the law.
On the other hand, the blockchain system encourages decentralized autonomy and has become the reason for many investors from various cadres who are interested in that in the first place. With privacy policies, regulations and identity verification, this potential whale is lost and causes losses in the financial resources of the ICO project concerned.
How was Digitex Futures successful without implementing KYC? On the other hand, the blockchain system encourages decentralized autonomy and has become the reason for many investors from various cadres who are interested in that in the first place. With privacy policies, regulations and identity verification, this potential whale is lost and causes losses in the financial resources of the ICO project concerned.
The KYC or AML process is now standard practice for any legitimate ICO looking to raise funds. These processes not only benefit the project implementing them but also help to protect those with interests within the project.
Even though the crypto space is largely unregulated, it doesn’t mean that we can’t behave and conduct ourselves as any normally regulated sector. It’s all of our responsibility to ensure that we protect the ICO and crypto space as stakeholders. In order to do that, ICOs and projects need to implement a KYC or AML process.
I agree, but wouldnt you say there are added risk to collecting data of users. Lets say the data gets breached; what's next? Wouldn't the company implementing the KYC/AML be held liable. Also, instead of doing kYC/AML why not just restrict the companies that require them; primarily US and China. Even though the crypto space is largely unregulated, it doesn’t mean that we can’t behave and conduct ourselves as any normally regulated sector. It’s all of our responsibility to ensure that we protect the ICO and crypto space as stakeholders. In order to do that, ICOs and projects need to implement a KYC or AML process.
The KYC or AML process is now standard practice for any legitimate ICO looking to raise funds. These processes not only benefit the project implementing them but also help to protect those with interests within the project.
Even though the crypto space is largely unregulated, it doesn’t mean that we can’t behave and conduct ourselves as any normally regulated sector. It’s all of our responsibility to ensure that we protect the ICO and crypto space as stakeholders. In order to do that, ICOs and projects need to implement a KYC or AML process.
Even though the crypto space is largely unregulated, it doesn’t mean that we can’t behave and conduct ourselves as any normally regulated sector. It’s all of our responsibility to ensure that we protect the ICO and crypto space as stakeholders. In order to do that, ICOs and projects need to implement a KYC or AML process.
Thanks for the information everyone. Why do some ICOs restrict the US and certain territories?
Because in some territories ICOs are either illegal or legal grey areas.
For example as soon as founders allow US citizens to take part in an ICO, without actively seeking out the SEC's approval or abiding its regulation, the SEC will have a close eye on them; legal problems being almost assured regardless of the founder's country of origin or operation.
Have you heard of OST KYC? If so, what are your thoughts?
In addition to what others have said, usually they have legal experts who they seek advise. So at the beginning there are ICO which doesn't require any KYC's but when the tokens are about to distributed, other's suddenly asking for KYC's just to make sure that they are following all regulations and they need to adapt, otherwise if might have a big implications later. Its just sad though that it was not intimated at the very beginning so that investors or bounty hunters not comfortable sharing their personal data will not invest or join that ICO project.
ARe you saying that most ICOs dont start with KYC and AML; they do it later?
In addition to what others have said, usually they have legal experts who they seek advise. So at the beginning there are ICO which doesn't require any KYC's but when the tokens are about to distributed, other's suddenly asking for KYC's just to make sure that they are following all regulations and they need to adapt, otherwise if might have a big implications later. Its just sad though that it was not intimated at the very beginning so that investors or bounty hunters not comfortable sharing their personal data will not invest or join that ICO project.
After they established a legitimate business in their country of origin it will always depend on where they will promote and locally launch their ICOs, most of the cases (not all countries) where there have a local representative promoting their ICO on that country they will be required to exercise KYC but it always depend on the country's rules and regulation. But a lot of ICO developers are already avoiding this just by promoting their ICOs internationally where there is no governing body that will prohibit them on not requiring ICOs, just like what happened to Thailans were ICO sales and promotions are banned but it is not stopping their citizens on participating ICO sales internationally.
Is there a complete list of countries that have banned ICOs. I'm working on a sports platform and seeking which countries to blacklist. In addition, it seems like there is no way to block participants as VPNs can be used. KYC / AML is a due diligence process that allows companies to verify the identity of their customers, ensure that the money they want to send is legally obtained and that the customer is not part of the sanctions list, a criminal, a terrorist, or a corrupt organization.
Why is this important? Regulators around the world are increasingly interested in ICOs. This can create uncertainty for cryptocurrency projects and their investors. Although national laws are sometimes absent or unclear, Know Your Customer (KYC) is a universal concept that is widely understood in global finance.
Voluntarily complying with KYC regulations provides many benefits to the company and its investors, even if they are not currently explicitly mandated to enforce the process.
In other words, KYC / AML is a priority to protect contributors and clients, which is why many ICO decide to implement the KYC / AML process.
Why aren't anonymous sites using KYC/AML? It seems like people are still using them. Better yet, are all ICOs requested to register the company? Why is this important? Regulators around the world are increasingly interested in ICOs. This can create uncertainty for cryptocurrency projects and their investors. Although national laws are sometimes absent or unclear, Know Your Customer (KYC) is a universal concept that is widely understood in global finance.
Voluntarily complying with KYC regulations provides many benefits to the company and its investors, even if they are not currently explicitly mandated to enforce the process.
In other words, KYC / AML is a priority to protect contributors and clients, which is why many ICO decide to implement the KYC / AML process.
i'm going to consult with LegalZoom. has any ICO ever used LegalZoom for ICO services on legal matters?
I tried looking for some but couldn't find any. I did find these reviews though which may be troubling lol. Either way, you need professional advice, and while you're technically not hiring a lawyer, LegalZoom can still provide it. It should be fine.
I'd like to note that trying to save on legal fees might bite you in the ass later though, especially if you're starting an ICO where lots of things could potentially go wrong.
After they established a legitimate business in their country of origin it will always depend on where they will promote and locally launch their ICOs, most of the cases (not all countries) where there have a local representative promoting their ICO on that country they will be required to exercise KYC but it always depend on the country's rules and regulation. But a lot of ICO developers are already avoiding this just by promoting their ICOs internationally where there is no governing body that will prohibit them on not requiring ICOs, just like what happened to Thailans were ICO sales and promotions are banned but it is not stopping their citizens on participating ICO sales internationally.
i'm going to consult with LegalZoom. has any ICO ever used LegalZoom for ICO services on legal matters?
I tried looking for some but couldn't find any. I did find these reviews though which may be troubling lol. Either way, you need professional advice, and while you're technically not hiring a lawyer, LegalZoom can still provide it. It should be fine.
I'd like to note that trying to save on legal fees might bite you in the ass later though, especially if you're starting an ICO where lots of things could potentially go wrong.
i'm going to consult with LegalZoom. has any ICO ever used LegalZoom for ICO services on legal matters?
Thanks for the information everyone. Why do some ICOs restrict the US and certain territories?
Because in some territories ICOs are either illegal or legal grey areas.
For example as soon as founders allow US citizens to take part in an ICO, without actively seeking out the SEC's approval or abiding its regulation, the SEC will have a close eye on them; legal problems being almost assured regardless of the founder's country of origin or operation.
There's a short overview of the regulatory status of ICOs in various jurisdictions on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_coin_offering
However it's rather incomplete and doesn't do the complexity of the issue justice. International law is no joke. It gets bad when finance is involved and even worse when looking at unprecedented asset classes such as cryptocurrencies and ICO tokens.
It looks like I will reach out to a crypto lawyer.
If you plan on starting on ICO, professional legal support will be indispensable. Whether it's worth the money when merely investing depends on the size of your investment though, I guess.
So after implementing KYC/AML, does a business have to meet other requirements for all countries that have individuals who may participate?
Yes. KYC/AML procedures are only really for anti money laundering compliance. There may be other laws that need to be observed depending on the jurisdiction.
What I mean by outsourced is there are a lot of companies that you link to your ICO website that will validate users and make sure they meet KYC/AML. Hence putting the responsibility of the user's data on them.
I don't exactly get what you're saying, but yes, a third party can do the validation for an ICO. I'm not sure if they can take sole and full responsibility of the data though.
Do not invest in ICOs "no one will force you to invest" unless you trust who is behind those projects.
If you are investors or bounty hunters must be select a project that hasn't implemented KYC to avoid sharing your personal data.
So after implementing KYC/AML, does a business have to meet other requirements for all countries that have individuals who may participate?
Yes. KYC/AML procedures are only really for anti money laundering compliance. There may be other laws that need to be observed depending on the jurisdiction.
What I mean by outsourced is there are a lot of companies that you link to your ICO website that will validate users and make sure they meet KYC/AML. Hence putting the responsibility of the user's data on them.
I don't exactly get what you're saying, but yes, a third party can do the validation for an ICO. I'm not sure if they can take sole and full responsibility of the data though.
Thanks for the information everyone. Why do some ICOs restrict the US and certain territories?
Because in some territories ICOs are either illegal or legal grey areas.
For example as soon as founders allow US citizens to take part in an ICO, without actively seeking out the SEC's approval or abiding its regulation, the SEC will have a close eye on them; legal problems being almost assured regardless of the founder's country of origin or operation.
So with implementing KYC and AML, does this mean its safe for companies to let US and China individuals participate in their ICO?
Not in China because ICOs are banned there. They have to be registered with the SEC in the US because they're not allowed to operate there otherwise and they can only serve accredited investors. Both countries' regulations go beyond a simple requirement of KYC/AML.
Should a 4rd party site be used for KYC/AML?
What do you mean? KYC/AML procedures can be outsourced to third parties, if that's what you're asking.
So after implementing KYC/AML, does a business have to meet other requirements for all countries that have individuals who may participate? What I mean by outsourced is there are a lot of companies that you link to your ICO website that will validate users and make sure they meet KYC/AML. Hence putting the responsibility of the user's data on them.
Thanks for the information everyone. Why do some ICOs restrict the US and certain territories?
Because in some territories ICOs are either illegal or legal grey areas.
For example as soon as founders allow US citizens to take part in an ICO, without actively seeking out the SEC's approval or abiding its regulation, the SEC will have a close eye on them; legal problems being almost assured regardless of the founder's country of origin or operation.
So with implementing KYC and AML, does this mean its safe for companies to let US and China individuals participate in their ICO?
Not in China because ICOs are banned there. They have to be registered with the SEC in the US because they're not allowed to operate there otherwise and they can only serve accredited investors. Both countries' regulations go beyond a simple requirement of KYC/AML.
Should a 4rd party site be used for KYC/AML?
What do you mean? KYC/AML procedures can be outsourced to third parties, if that's what you're asking.
For KYC/AML 4d party can be useful but it should be trusted one. 
How difficult is it too b implement on a site that's already developed.
For KYC/AML 4d party can be useful but it should be trusted one.
KYC is very much important in my opinion this cannot be left.
KYC is important for fraudulent ICO projects. This is unquestionable. They disappear not only with the money of investors. but also with their confidential information and copies of their passports, as well as with similar data of credulous participants in the generosity campaign ICO. In the future, and they will be able to sell this information.In the case of bounty hunters, the ICO team here is not at all entitled to require them to undergo a KYC check. No country requires this. Some countries, such as the US and China, are only worried that their citizens will not suffer material losses because of the risky investments of their funds in ICO projects. Therefore, prohibitions do not apply to persons who are not investors in ICO projects.
KYC is very much important in my opinion this cannot be left.
KYC is important for fraudulent ICO projects. This is unquestionable. They disappear not only with the money of investors. but also with their confidential information and copies of their passports, as well as with similar data of credulous participants in the generosity campaign ICO. In the future, and they will be able to sell this information.In the case of bounty hunters, the ICO team here is not at all entitled to require them to undergo a KYC check. No country requires this. Some countries, such as the US and China, are only worried that their citizens will not suffer material losses because of the risky investments of their funds in ICO projects. Therefore, prohibitions do not apply to persons who are not investors in ICO projects.
What determines if an ICO requires KYC and AML?
Do not invest in ICOs "no one will force you to invest" unless you trust who is behind those projects.
If those projects are registered and have headquarters" like banks," they will be required to know their users, but if they are not, they are trying to scam you and selling your data in the black markets.
So do an in-depth search of the project, the developer team, and their personal information before sending any data.
For more read, the letter addressed to the United States Senator Ron Wyden[1] or this:
Generally, under existing regulations and interpretations, a developer that sells convertible virtual currency, including in the form of ICO coins or tokens, in exchange for another type of value that substitutes for currency is a money transmitter and must comply with AML/CFT requirements that apply to this type of MSB. An exchange that sells ICO coins or tokens, or exchanges them for other virtual currency, fiat currency, or other value that substitutes for currency, would typically also be a money transmitter,
[1] https://coincenter.org/files/2018-03/fincen-ico-letter-march-2018-coin-center.pdf
What determines if an ICO requires KYC and AML?
Do not invest in ICOs "no one will force you to invest" unless you trust who is behind those projects.
If those projects are registered and have headquarters" like banks," they will be required to know their users, but if they are not, they are trying to scam you and selling your data in the black markets.
So do an in-depth search of the project, the developer team, and their personal information before sending any data.
For more read, the letter addressed to the United States Senator Ron Wyden[1] or this:
Generally, under existing regulations and interpretations, a developer that sells convertible virtual currency, including in the form of ICO coins or tokens, in exchange for another type of value that substitutes for currency is a money transmitter and must comply with AML/CFT requirements that apply to this type of MSB. An exchange that sells ICO coins or tokens, or exchanges them for other virtual currency, fiat currency, or other value that substitutes for currency, would typically also be a money transmitter,
[1] https://coincenter.org/files/2018-03/fincen-ico-letter-march-2018-coin-center.pdf
may have onerous restrictions of their citizens invest in ICOs. it should be on their site somewhere or you could simply try signing up.
Their headquarters, where they plan to operate, and if they're even registered. They may also implement KYC procedures even if they aren't required by law.
If you're asking how to know whether or not they implement the procedures themselves, it should be on their site somewhere or you could simply try signing up.
If you're asking how to know whether or not they implement the procedures themselves, it should be on their site somewhere or you could simply try signing up.
Another factor is whether the ICO is open to investors of all countries. Some countries, including the US, may have onerous restrictions of their citizens invest in ICOs. You could argue that cryptocurrencies are stateless, but governments have a way of establishing nexus and coming after you. That is one reason why ICOs (and even gambling sites) restrict participation from US citizens.
Their headquarters, where they plan to operate, and if they're even registered. They may also implement KYC procedures even if they aren't required by law.
If you're asking how to know whether or not they implement the procedures themselves, it should be on their site somewhere or you could simply try signing up.
If you're asking how to know whether or not they implement the procedures themselves, it should be on their site somewhere or you could simply try signing up.
Another factor is whether the ICO is open to investors of all countries. Some countries, including the US, may have onerous restrictions of their citizens invest in ICOs. You could argue that cryptocurrencies are stateless, but governments have a way of establishing nexus and coming after you. That is one reason why ICOs (and even gambling sites) restrict participation from US citizens.
Thanks for the information everyone. Why do some ICOs restrict the US and certain territories?
Scammers and jerks will find new way dont worry but though it is essential 
What determines if an ICO requires KYC and AML?
If they requires it? I think it is based on their own standard. I don't think that anybody requires them for it (at least for now, there are no proper regulation that I know of), it is just on their own decision so as to prevent multiple registration and also protect the subscribers.
Preventing multiple registration would help them reduce fake registration which will make their job also easy. It is more rigid when they require uploading of passports and approved national identity cards. This is a good check to scammers and spammers.
KYC is very much important in my opinion this cannot be left.
Their headquarters, where they plan to operate, and if they're even registered. They may also implement KYC procedures even if they aren't required by law.
If you're asking how to know whether or not they implement the procedures themselves, it should be on their site somewhere or you could simply try signing up.
If you're asking how to know whether or not they implement the procedures themselves, it should be on their site somewhere or you could simply try signing up.
What determines if an ICO requires KYC and AML?
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