The U.K.’s tax agency is stepping up its blockchain analytics operations. If other countries follow, will it spell the end for anonymity in crypto?
EU News
EU cryptocurrency regulations have yet to be unified, but individual institutions like the European Central Bank and the central banks of separate governments have made different statements about the legal status of cryptocurrencies. The European Central Bank’s official position on cryptocurrency is a recommendation not to use them until the establishment of specific cryptocurrency laws for the EU. Cryptocurrencies are a subject of the EU’s anti-money laundering laws, so the EU cryptocurrency exchanges are obliged to identify users and track suspicious transactions. Certain countries in the European Union have their own cryptocurrency regulations. For example, Germany defines a cryptocurrency as a private currency/non-governmental currency. Also, the EU does not provide strict regulations on ICOs and different states have their own ways of handling them.
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Six major central banks and the Bank for International Settlements jointly created a digital currency research group.
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Binance looks to expand in the country, a new working group assesses security token offerings, and more headlined news in Japan this past week.
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by Joseph Birch
As the 5AMLD is signed into law, turbulent times lie ahead for the crypto industry, experts discuss the changes.
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The year 2019 was rich with major privacy developments, but 2020 may rock regulatory landscape even more.
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Crypto traders explain they are not surprised by Deribit’s move to Panama, explaining more companies may follow.
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Crypto exchange Deribit leaves the Netherlands for Panama to avoid demanding EU regulations that the Dutch nation might adopt.
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Two more European cryptocurrency firms shut down because of the upcoming EU Anti-Money Laundering rules.
- Opinion
Next year is to be crucial for the crypto industry in Europe, when the EU Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive will be transposed into the national legislation...
- Expert Take
by Ben Goertzel
Can the EU's massive investment into blockchain and artificial intelligence research and development save us from the world’s tech oligopoly?
- Analysis
by Elena Perez
Identity digitalization: How China is taking major steps to use blockchain in the government sector.
- Expert Take
by Selva Ozelli
Solarization dominating green energy efforts in the EU.
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Bitcoin lacks the characteristics of a currency and is purely speculative, according to the European Central Bank’s former president Jean-Claude Trichet.
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A draft document issued by the European Union suggests that the organization should consider issuing its own digital currency.
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by Jack Martin
Libra in ongoing discussions with EU regulators following pushback from Germany and France, says managing director.
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