While taking to CNBC, Julian Hosp, co-founder of cryptocurrency firm TenX said: «I think it's the start of
a crackdown on anonymity and the illegal use cases that some cryptocurrencies might have.»
On December 4, 2017, The Guardian and The Telegraph reported that the U.K. Treasury and the EU both had made plans aimed at ending
anonymity for cryptocurrency traders, citing anti-money laundering and tax evasion
crackdowns.