Anonymity-enhanced cryptoassets employ specific technical features to obfuscate the details of

transactions and the identities of users to reduce traceability and increase privacy. These include:

Automatic mixing (B): This refers to mechanisms such as coin mixers or tumblers that combine

multiple transactions from different users into one batch and redistribute them, breaking the direct

transaction link and obscuring the audit trail.

Cryptographic enhancements (D): Techniques such as zero-knowledge proofs, ring signatures, stealth

addresses, and confidential transactions are cryptographic protocols that conceal sender, receiver,

and transaction amount information, making the blockchain ledger less transparent.

Other options explained:

Proof-of-stake mining (A) is a consensus mechanism and not related to anonymity features.

Secure hashing algorithm 256 (C) is a cryptographic hash function standard but does not directly

enhance anonymity.

MetaMask wallet (E) is a non-custodial wallet used mainly for Ethereum and tokens but is not an

anonymity tool.

Reference from official crypto AML guidance and typology papers:

DFSA AML Module and thematic reviews highlight these anonymity techniques as high-risk indicators

requiring enhanced due diligence (EDD).

UAE typology papers and FATF virtual asset guidance emphasize the risk posed by anonymity-

enhanced cryptoassets using automatic mixing and cryptographic enhancements to circumvent AML

controls【AML/VER25/05-24: Sections 6.4, 7.3; 31.92._TFS_Typology_Paper_Eng__4.pdf】.