Article 3 Definitions

‘terrorist financingmeans terrorist financing as defined in Article 1(5) of Directive (EU) 2015/849;’ means terrorist financingmeans terrorist financing as defined in Article 1(5) of Directive (EU) 2015/849; as defined in Article 1(5) of Directive (EU) 2015/849;

‘money launderingmeans the money laundering activities referred to in Article 1(3) and (4) of Directive (EU) 2015/849;’ means the money launderingmeans the money laundering activities referred to in Article 1(3) and (4) of Directive (EU) 2015/849; activities referred to in Article 1(3) and (4) of Directive (EU) 2015/849;

‘payermeans a person that holds a payment account and allows a transfer of funds from that payment account or, where there is no payment account, that gives a transfer of funds order;’ means a person that holds a payment accountmeans a payment account as defined in Article 4, point (12), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366; and allows a transfer of fundsmeans any transaction at least partially carried out by electronic means on behalf of a payer through a payment service provider, with a view to making funds available to a payee through a payment service provider, irrespective of whether the payer and the payee are the same person and irrespective of whether the payment service provider of the payer and that of the payee are one and the same, including:a credit transfer as defined in Article 4, point (24), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;a direct debit as defined in Article 4, point (23), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;a money remittance as defined in Article 4, point (22), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, whether national or cross-border;a transfer carried out using a payment card, an electronic money instrument, a mobile phone or any other digital or IT prepaid or postpaid device with similar characteristics; from that payment accountmeans a payment account as defined in Article 4, point (12), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366; or, where there is no payment accountmeans a payment account as defined in Article 4, point (12), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;, that gives a transfer of fundsmeans any transaction at least partially carried out by electronic means on behalf of a payer through a payment service provider, with a view to making funds available to a payee through a payment service provider, irrespective of whether the payer and the payee are the same person and irrespective of whether the payment service provider of the payer and that of the payee are one and the same, including:a credit transfer as defined in Article 4, point (24), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;a direct debit as defined in Article 4, point (23), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;a money remittance as defined in Article 4, point (22), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, whether national or cross-border;a transfer carried out using a payment card, an electronic money instrument, a mobile phone or any other digital or IT prepaid or postpaid device with similar characteristics; order;

‘payeemeans a person that is the intended recipient of the transfer of funds;’ means a person that is the intended recipient of the transfer of fundsmeans any transaction at least partially carried out by electronic means on behalf of a payer through a payment service provider, with a view to making funds available to a payee through a payment service provider, irrespective of whether the payer and the payee are the same person and irrespective of whether the payment service provider of the payer and that of the payee are one and the same, including:a credit transfer as defined in Article 4, point (24), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;a direct debit as defined in Article 4, point (23), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;a money remittance as defined in Article 4, point (22), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, whether national or cross-border;a transfer carried out using a payment card, an electronic money instrument, a mobile phone or any other digital or IT prepaid or postpaid device with similar characteristics;;

‘payment service providermeans the categories of payment service provider referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, natural or legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 32 thereof and legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 9 of Directive 2009/110/EC, providing transfer of funds services;’ means the categories of payment service providermeans the categories of payment service provider referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, natural or legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 32 thereof and legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 9 of Directive 2009/110/EC, providing transfer of funds services; referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, natural or legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 32 thereof and legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 9 of Directive 2009/110/EC, providing transfer of fundsmeans any transaction at least partially carried out by electronic means on behalf of a payer through a payment service provider, with a view to making funds available to a payee through a payment service provider, irrespective of whether the payer and the payee are the same person and irrespective of whether the payment service provider of the payer and that of the payee are one and the same, including:a credit transfer as defined in Article 4, point (24), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;a direct debit as defined in Article 4, point (23), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;a money remittance as defined in Article 4, point (22), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, whether national or cross-border;a transfer carried out using a payment card, an electronic money instrument, a mobile phone or any other digital or IT prepaid or postpaid device with similar characteristics; services;

‘intermediary payment service providermeans a payment service provider that is not the payment service provider of the payer or of the payee and that receives and transmits a transfer of funds on behalf of the payment service provider of the payer or of the payee or of another intermediary payment service provider;’ means a payment service providermeans the categories of payment service provider referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, natural or legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 32 thereof and legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 9 of Directive 2009/110/EC, providing transfer of funds services; that is not the payment service providermeans the categories of payment service provider referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, natural or legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 32 thereof and legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 9 of Directive 2009/110/EC, providing transfer of funds services; of the payermeans a person that holds a payment account and allows a transfer of funds from that payment account or, where there is no payment account, that gives a transfer of funds order; or of the payeemeans a person that is the intended recipient of the transfer of funds; and that receives and transmits a transfer of fundsmeans any transaction at least partially carried out by electronic means on behalf of a payer through a payment service provider, with a view to making funds available to a payee through a payment service provider, irrespective of whether the payer and the payee are the same person and irrespective of whether the payment service provider of the payer and that of the payee are one and the same, including:a credit transfer as defined in Article 4, point (24), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;a direct debit as defined in Article 4, point (23), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;a money remittance as defined in Article 4, point (22), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, whether national or cross-border;a transfer carried out using a payment card, an electronic money instrument, a mobile phone or any other digital or IT prepaid or postpaid device with similar characteristics; on behalf of the payment service providermeans the categories of payment service provider referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, natural or legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 32 thereof and legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 9 of Directive 2009/110/EC, providing transfer of funds services; of the payermeans a person that holds a payment account and allows a transfer of funds from that payment account or, where there is no payment account, that gives a transfer of funds order; or of the payeemeans a person that is the intended recipient of the transfer of funds; or of another intermediary payment service providermeans a payment service provider that is not the payment service provider of the payer or of the payee and that receives and transmits a transfer of funds on behalf of the payment service provider of the payer or of the payee or of another intermediary payment service provider;;

‘payment accountmeans a payment account as defined in Article 4, point (12), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;’ means a payment accountmeans a payment account as defined in Article 4, point (12), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366; as defined in Article 4, point (12), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;

‘fundsmeans funds as defined in Article 4, point (25), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;’ means fundsmeans funds as defined in Article 4, point (25), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366; as defined in Article 4, point (25), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;

‘transfer of fundsmeans any transaction at least partially carried out by electronic means on behalf of a payer through a payment service provider, with a view to making funds available to a payee through a payment service provider, irrespective of whether the payer and the payee are the same person and irrespective of whether the payment service provider of the payer and that of the payee are one and the same, including:a credit transfer as defined in Article 4, point (24), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;a direct debit as defined in Article 4, point (23), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;a money remittance as defined in Article 4, point (22), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, whether national or cross-border;a transfer carried out using a payment card, an electronic money instrument, a mobile phone or any other digital or IT prepaid or postpaid device with similar characteristics;’ means any transaction at least partially carried out by electronic means on behalf of a payermeans a person that holds a payment account and allows a transfer of funds from that payment account or, where there is no payment account, that gives a transfer of funds order; through a payment service providermeans the categories of payment service provider referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, natural or legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 32 thereof and legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 9 of Directive 2009/110/EC, providing transfer of funds services;, with a view to making fundsmeans funds as defined in Article 4, point (25), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366; available to a payeemeans a person that is the intended recipient of the transfer of funds; through a payment service providermeans the categories of payment service provider referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, natural or legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 32 thereof and legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 9 of Directive 2009/110/EC, providing transfer of funds services;, irrespective of whether the payermeans a person that holds a payment account and allows a transfer of funds from that payment account or, where there is no payment account, that gives a transfer of funds order; and the payeemeans a person that is the intended recipient of the transfer of funds; are the same person and irrespective of whether the payment service providermeans the categories of payment service provider referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, natural or legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 32 thereof and legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 9 of Directive 2009/110/EC, providing transfer of funds services; of the payermeans a person that holds a payment account and allows a transfer of funds from that payment account or, where there is no payment account, that gives a transfer of funds order; and that of the payeemeans a person that is the intended recipient of the transfer of funds; are one and the same, including:

‘transfer of crypto-assetsmeans any transaction with the aim of moving crypto-assets from one distributed ledger address, crypto-asset account or other device allowing the storage of crypto-assets to another, carried out by at least one crypto-asset service provider acting on behalf of either an originator or a beneficiary, irrespective of whether the originator and the beneficiary are the same person and irrespective of whether the crypto-asset service provider of the originator and that of the beneficiary are one and the same;’ means any transaction with the aim of moving crypto-assetsmeans a crypto-asset as defined in Article 3(1), point (5), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, except where falling within the categories listed in Article 2(2), (3) and (4) of that Regulation or otherwise qualifying as funds; from one distributed ledger addressmeans an alphanumeric code that identifies an address on a network using distributed ledger technology (DLT) or similar technology where crypto-assets can be sent or received;, crypto-asset accountmeans an account held by a crypto-asset service provider in the name of one or more natural or legal persons and that can be used for the execution of transfers of crypto-assets; or other device allowing the storage of crypto-assetsmeans a crypto-asset as defined in Article 3(1), point (5), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, except where falling within the categories listed in Article 2(2), (3) and (4) of that Regulation or otherwise qualifying as funds; to another, carried out by at least one crypto-asset service providermeans a crypto-asset service provider as defined in Article 3(1), point (15), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, where performing one or more crypto-asset services as defined in Article 3(1), point (16), of that Regulation; acting on behalf of either an originatormeans a person that holds a crypto-asset account with a crypto-asset service provider, a distributed ledger address or a device allowing the storage of crypto-assets, and allows a transfer of crypto-assets from that account, distributed ledger address, or device, or, where there is no such account, distributed ledger address, or device, a person that orders or initiates a transfer of crypto-assets; or a beneficiarymeans a person that is the intended recipient of the transfer of crypto-assets;, irrespective of whether the originatormeans a person that holds a crypto-asset account with a crypto-asset service provider, a distributed ledger address or a device allowing the storage of crypto-assets, and allows a transfer of crypto-assets from that account, distributed ledger address, or device, or, where there is no such account, distributed ledger address, or device, a person that orders or initiates a transfer of crypto-assets; and the beneficiarymeans a person that is the intended recipient of the transfer of crypto-assets; are the same person and irrespective of whether the crypto-asset service providermeans a crypto-asset service provider as defined in Article 3(1), point (15), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, where performing one or more crypto-asset services as defined in Article 3(1), point (16), of that Regulation; of the originatormeans a person that holds a crypto-asset account with a crypto-asset service provider, a distributed ledger address or a device allowing the storage of crypto-assets, and allows a transfer of crypto-assets from that account, distributed ledger address, or device, or, where there is no such account, distributed ledger address, or device, a person that orders or initiates a transfer of crypto-assets; and that of the beneficiarymeans a person that is the intended recipient of the transfer of crypto-assets; are one and the same;

‘batch file transfermeans a bundle of several individual transfers of funds or transfers of crypto-assets put together for transmission;’ means a bundle of several individual transfers of fundsmeans any transaction at least partially carried out by electronic means on behalf of a payer through a payment service provider, with a view to making funds available to a payee through a payment service provider, irrespective of whether the payer and the payee are the same person and irrespective of whether the payment service provider of the payer and that of the payee are one and the same, including:a credit transfer as defined in Article 4, point (24), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;a direct debit as defined in Article 4, point (23), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;a money remittance as defined in Article 4, point (22), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, whether national or cross-border;a transfer carried out using a payment card, an electronic money instrument, a mobile phone or any other digital or IT prepaid or postpaid device with similar characteristics; or transfers of crypto-assetsmeans any transaction with the aim of moving crypto-assets from one distributed ledger address, crypto-asset account or other device allowing the storage of crypto-assets to another, carried out by at least one crypto-asset service provider acting on behalf of either an originator or a beneficiary, irrespective of whether the originator and the beneficiary are the same person and irrespective of whether the crypto-asset service provider of the originator and that of the beneficiary are one and the same; put together for transmission;

‘unique transaction identifiermeans a combination of letters, numbers or symbols determined by the payment service provider, in accordance with the protocols of the payment and settlement systems or messaging systems used for the transfer of funds, or determined by a crypto-asset service provider, which permits the traceability of the transaction back to the payer and the payee or the traceability of the transfer of crypto-assets back to the originator and the beneficiary;’ means a combination of letters, numbers or symbols determined by the payment service providermeans the categories of payment service provider referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, natural or legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 32 thereof and legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 9 of Directive 2009/110/EC, providing transfer of funds services;, in accordance with the protocols of the payment and settlement systems or messaging systems used for the transfer of fundsmeans any transaction at least partially carried out by electronic means on behalf of a payer through a payment service provider, with a view to making funds available to a payee through a payment service provider, irrespective of whether the payer and the payee are the same person and irrespective of whether the payment service provider of the payer and that of the payee are one and the same, including:a credit transfer as defined in Article 4, point (24), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;a direct debit as defined in Article 4, point (23), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;a money remittance as defined in Article 4, point (22), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, whether national or cross-border;a transfer carried out using a payment card, an electronic money instrument, a mobile phone or any other digital or IT prepaid or postpaid device with similar characteristics;, or determined by a crypto-asset service providermeans a crypto-asset service provider as defined in Article 3(1), point (15), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, where performing one or more crypto-asset services as defined in Article 3(1), point (16), of that Regulation;, which permits the traceability of the transaction back to the payermeans a person that holds a payment account and allows a transfer of funds from that payment account or, where there is no payment account, that gives a transfer of funds order; and the payeemeans a person that is the intended recipient of the transfer of funds; or the traceability of the transfer of crypto-assetsmeans any transaction with the aim of moving crypto-assets from one distributed ledger address, crypto-asset account or other device allowing the storage of crypto-assets to another, carried out by at least one crypto-asset service provider acting on behalf of either an originator or a beneficiary, irrespective of whether the originator and the beneficiary are the same person and irrespective of whether the crypto-asset service provider of the originator and that of the beneficiary are one and the same; back to the originatormeans a person that holds a crypto-asset account with a crypto-asset service provider, a distributed ledger address or a device allowing the storage of crypto-assets, and allows a transfer of crypto-assets from that account, distributed ledger address, or device, or, where there is no such account, distributed ledger address, or device, a person that orders or initiates a transfer of crypto-assets; and the beneficiarymeans a person that is the intended recipient of the transfer of crypto-assets;;

‘person-to-person transfer of crypto-assetsmeans a transfer of crypto-assets without the involvement of any crypto-asset service provider;’ means a transfer of crypto-assetsmeans any transaction with the aim of moving crypto-assets from one distributed ledger address, crypto-asset account or other device allowing the storage of crypto-assets to another, carried out by at least one crypto-asset service provider acting on behalf of either an originator or a beneficiary, irrespective of whether the originator and the beneficiary are the same person and irrespective of whether the crypto-asset service provider of the originator and that of the beneficiary are one and the same; without the involvement of any crypto-asset service providermeans a crypto-asset service provider as defined in Article 3(1), point (15), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, where performing one or more crypto-asset services as defined in Article 3(1), point (16), of that Regulation;;

‘crypto-assetmeans a crypto-asset as defined in Article 3(1), point (5), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, except where falling within the categories listed in Article 2(2), (3) and (4) of that Regulation or otherwise qualifying as funds;’ means a crypto-assetmeans a crypto-asset as defined in Article 3(1), point (5), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, except where falling within the categories listed in Article 2(2), (3) and (4) of that Regulation or otherwise qualifying as funds; as defined in Article 3(1), point (5), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, except where falling within the categories listed in Article 2(2), (3) and (4) of that Regulation or otherwise qualifying as fundsmeans funds as defined in Article 4, point (25), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366;;

‘crypto-asset service providermeans a crypto-asset service provider as defined in Article 3(1), point (15), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, where performing one or more crypto-asset services as defined in Article 3(1), point (16), of that Regulation;’ means a crypto-asset service providermeans a crypto-asset service provider as defined in Article 3(1), point (15), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, where performing one or more crypto-asset services as defined in Article 3(1), point (16), of that Regulation; as defined in Article 3(1), point (15), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, where performing one or more crypto-asset servicesmeans crypto-asset services as defined in Article 3(1), point (16), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, with the exception of providing advice on crypto-assets as referred to in Article 3(1), point (16)(h), of that Regulation; as defined in Article 3(1), point (16), of that Regulation;

‘intermediary crypto-asset service providermeans a crypto-asset service provider that is not the crypto-asset service provider of the originator or of the beneficiary and that receives and transmits a transfer of crypto-assets on behalf of the crypto-asset service provider of the originator or of the beneficiary, or of another intermediary crypto-asset service provider;’ means a crypto-asset service providermeans a crypto-asset service provider as defined in Article 3(1), point (15), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, where performing one or more crypto-asset services as defined in Article 3(1), point (16), of that Regulation; that is not the crypto-asset service providermeans a crypto-asset service provider as defined in Article 3(1), point (15), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, where performing one or more crypto-asset services as defined in Article 3(1), point (16), of that Regulation; of the originatormeans a person that holds a crypto-asset account with a crypto-asset service provider, a distributed ledger address or a device allowing the storage of crypto-assets, and allows a transfer of crypto-assets from that account, distributed ledger address, or device, or, where there is no such account, distributed ledger address, or device, a person that orders or initiates a transfer of crypto-assets; or of the beneficiarymeans a person that is the intended recipient of the transfer of crypto-assets; and that receives and transmits a transfer of crypto-assetsmeans any transaction with the aim of moving crypto-assets from one distributed ledger address, crypto-asset account or other device allowing the storage of crypto-assets to another, carried out by at least one crypto-asset service provider acting on behalf of either an originator or a beneficiary, irrespective of whether the originator and the beneficiary are the same person and irrespective of whether the crypto-asset service provider of the originator and that of the beneficiary are one and the same; on behalf of the crypto-asset service providermeans a crypto-asset service provider as defined in Article 3(1), point (15), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, where performing one or more crypto-asset services as defined in Article 3(1), point (16), of that Regulation; of the originatormeans a person that holds a crypto-asset account with a crypto-asset service provider, a distributed ledger address or a device allowing the storage of crypto-assets, and allows a transfer of crypto-assets from that account, distributed ledger address, or device, or, where there is no such account, distributed ledger address, or device, a person that orders or initiates a transfer of crypto-assets; or of the beneficiarymeans a person that is the intended recipient of the transfer of crypto-assets;, or of another intermediary crypto-asset service providermeans a crypto-asset service provider that is not the crypto-asset service provider of the originator or of the beneficiary and that receives and transmits a transfer of crypto-assets on behalf of the crypto-asset service provider of the originator or of the beneficiary, or of another intermediary crypto-asset service provider;;

‘crypto-asset automated teller machinesor ‘crypto-ATMs’ means physical or on-line electronic terminals that enable a crypto-asset service provider to perform, in particular, the activity of transfer services for crypto-assets, as referred to in Article 3(1), point (16)(j), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114;’ or ‘crypto-ATMs’ means physical or on-line electronic terminals that enable a crypto-asset service providermeans a crypto-asset service provider as defined in Article 3(1), point (15), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, where performing one or more crypto-asset services as defined in Article 3(1), point (16), of that Regulation; to perform, in particular, the activity of transfer services for crypto-assetsmeans a crypto-asset as defined in Article 3(1), point (5), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, except where falling within the categories listed in Article 2(2), (3) and (4) of that Regulation or otherwise qualifying as funds;, as referred to in Article 3(1), point (16)(j), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114;

‘distributed ledger addressmeans an alphanumeric code that identifies an address on a network using distributed ledger technology (DLT) or similar technology where crypto-assets can be sent or received;’ means an alphanumeric code that identifies an address on a network using distributed ledger technologyor ‘DLT’ means distributed ledger technology as defined in Article 3(1), point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114. (DLT) or similar technology where crypto-assetsmeans a crypto-asset as defined in Article 3(1), point (5), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, except where falling within the categories listed in Article 2(2), (3) and (4) of that Regulation or otherwise qualifying as funds; can be sent or received;

‘crypto-asset accountmeans an account held by a crypto-asset service provider in the name of one or more natural or legal persons and that can be used for the execution of transfers of crypto-assets;’ means an account held by a crypto-asset service providermeans a crypto-asset service provider as defined in Article 3(1), point (15), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, where performing one or more crypto-asset services as defined in Article 3(1), point (16), of that Regulation; in the name of one or more natural or legal persons and that can be used for the execution of transfers of crypto-assetsmeans any transaction with the aim of moving crypto-assets from one distributed ledger address, crypto-asset account or other device allowing the storage of crypto-assets to another, carried out by at least one crypto-asset service provider acting on behalf of either an originator or a beneficiary, irrespective of whether the originator and the beneficiary are the same person and irrespective of whether the crypto-asset service provider of the originator and that of the beneficiary are one and the same;;

‘self-hosted addressmeans a distributed ledger address not linked to either of the following:a crypto-asset service provider;an entity not established in the Union and providing services similar to those of a crypto-asset service provider;’ means a distributed ledger addressmeans an alphanumeric code that identifies an address on a network using distributed ledger technology (DLT) or similar technology where crypto-assets can be sent or received; not linked to either of the following:

‘originatormeans a person that holds a crypto-asset account with a crypto-asset service provider, a distributed ledger address or a device allowing the storage of crypto-assets, and allows a transfer of crypto-assets from that account, distributed ledger address, or device, or, where there is no such account, distributed ledger address, or device, a person that orders or initiates a transfer of crypto-assets;’ means a person that holds a crypto-asset accountmeans an account held by a crypto-asset service provider in the name of one or more natural or legal persons and that can be used for the execution of transfers of crypto-assets; with a crypto-asset service providermeans a crypto-asset service provider as defined in Article 3(1), point (15), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, where performing one or more crypto-asset services as defined in Article 3(1), point (16), of that Regulation;, a distributed ledger addressmeans an alphanumeric code that identifies an address on a network using distributed ledger technology (DLT) or similar technology where crypto-assets can be sent or received; or a device allowing the storage of crypto-assetsmeans a crypto-asset as defined in Article 3(1), point (5), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, except where falling within the categories listed in Article 2(2), (3) and (4) of that Regulation or otherwise qualifying as funds;, and allows a transfer of crypto-assetsmeans any transaction with the aim of moving crypto-assets from one distributed ledger address, crypto-asset account or other device allowing the storage of crypto-assets to another, carried out by at least one crypto-asset service provider acting on behalf of either an originator or a beneficiary, irrespective of whether the originator and the beneficiary are the same person and irrespective of whether the crypto-asset service provider of the originator and that of the beneficiary are one and the same; from that account, distributed ledger addressmeans an alphanumeric code that identifies an address on a network using distributed ledger technology (DLT) or similar technology where crypto-assets can be sent or received;, or device, or, where there is no such account, distributed ledger addressmeans an alphanumeric code that identifies an address on a network using distributed ledger technology (DLT) or similar technology where crypto-assets can be sent or received;, or device, a person that orders or initiates a transfer of crypto-assetsmeans any transaction with the aim of moving crypto-assets from one distributed ledger address, crypto-asset account or other device allowing the storage of crypto-assets to another, carried out by at least one crypto-asset service provider acting on behalf of either an originator or a beneficiary, irrespective of whether the originator and the beneficiary are the same person and irrespective of whether the crypto-asset service provider of the originator and that of the beneficiary are one and the same;;

‘beneficiarymeans a person that is the intended recipient of the transfer of crypto-assets;’ means a person that is the intended recipient of the transfer of crypto-assetsmeans any transaction with the aim of moving crypto-assets from one distributed ledger address, crypto-asset account or other device allowing the storage of crypto-assets to another, carried out by at least one crypto-asset service provider acting on behalf of either an originator or a beneficiary, irrespective of whether the originator and the beneficiary are the same person and irrespective of whether the crypto-asset service provider of the originator and that of the beneficiary are one and the same;;

‘legal entity identifieror ‘LEI’ means a unique alphanumeric reference code based on the ISO 17442 standard assigned to a legal entity;’ or ‘LEI’ means a unique alphanumeric reference code based on the ISO 17442 standard assigned to a legal entity;

‘distributed ledger technologyor ‘DLT’ means distributed ledger technology as defined in Article 3(1), point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114.’ or ‘DLT’ means distributed ledger technologyor ‘DLT’ means distributed ledger technology as defined in Article 3(1), point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114. as defined in Article 3(1), point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114.