Effective risk mitigation requires VASPs to obtain sufficient information about counterpart VASPs to assess the quality of their regulatory supervision and controls. This helps determine the risk of transactions and build a risk-based framework for correspondent relationships.
Having no requirements (A) or engaging with poorly regulated jurisdictions (B) increases risk. Blanket high-risk classification (C) without proper assessment is inefficient.
FATF Recommendation 15 and DFSA guidance emphasize due diligence on counterparties as a critical control.

DAOs are decentralized organizational structures where protocol governance and operational decisions are made collectively by token holders or participants rather than centralized management. This group voting and consensus determine how the protocol functions.
DAOs do not rely on traditional contracts (D) nor necessarily require ongoing human managerial control (A). They are not simply funds with boards voting (C) but represent decentralized governance mechanisms.

Staff must report any suspicious activity immediately to the designated Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) or equivalent within their organization. The MLRO is responsible for assessing the suspicion and deciding on escalation to the relevant authorities.
Informing customers (A) could compromise investigations. Reporting directly to financial investigation units (B) is not the staff member's role. Monitoring transactions without reporting (D) delays required action and risks regulatory non-compliance.
DFSA AML Module and FATF Recommendations emphasize timely internal reporting to designated officers as the first step in managing suspicious activity.

The risk-based approach requires tailoring AML/CFT controls to the level of assessed risk, enhancing due diligence for higher-risk customers.

Consortium blockchains are semi-private networks where governance is shared among authorized participants, offering a balance between decentralization and access control.