FATF is an intergovernmental body that sets global standards for combating money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing, including risks tied to virtual assets and virtual asset service providers. FATF's Twitter Score is 13 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #75,097 among 483,944 tracked accounts.
FATF was established by the ministers of its member jurisdictions and today counts 40 members, comprising 38 jurisdictions alongside two regional organizations, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Commission. It is affiliated with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Its recommendations function as the de facto international benchmark for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing frameworks adopted by governments and financial regulators worldwide.
FATF has been particularly active in shaping crypto-sector regulation. In October 2018, it amended Recommendation 15 to bring virtual assets and virtual asset service providers explicitly within its AML/CFT requirements. Central to that framework is the virtual-asset Travel Rule, which mandates the secure collection and transmission of originator and beneficiary information for crypto transfers. On 26 June 2025, FATF published its sixth targeted update on global implementation of AML/CFT measures for virtual assets and VASPs, calling for stronger coordinated action across member jurisdictions. FATF's account has 135,264 followers as of August 2026 and has published 1,964 posts. FATF has been mentioned by 151 accounts, with 457 total mentions.
Who follows FATF on X?
The accounts that follow FATF include 61 founders, 7 angel investors, 26 influencers and 1 VCs. Among them are CoinDesk, H.E. Justin Sun, Matthew Graham, Ameen Soleimani, Vinny Lingham and monetsupply.eth.