The EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security has issued a report condemning the use of privacy coins and cryptocurrency mixers, pointing out the significant hurdles they present for regulation and law enforcement. According to the report, these tools obscure transaction trails, making it nearly impossible to track illicit activities. "Mixers ...
On Tuesday, January 16, the European Banking Authority (EBA) released additional regulations for crypto companies to comply with in order to meet its anti-money laundering and terrorist-financing requirements. The agency noted in its press release that by extending the scope of its existing regulations to include digital assets, it "harmonizes ...
Cryptocurrency investors in Europe will need to wait until at least mid-2026 to receive full protections under incoming EU regulations. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) disclosed this information in a statement on October 17, 2023. The ESMA explained that though the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) legislation was passed ...
Binance, on Thursday, September 28, 2023, announced that there would be a brief interruption of euro (EUR) payments due to Paysafe's unilateral decision "to stop processing EUR deposits" for the exchange's users. The exchange stated that Paysafe users will no longer be able to trade EUR spot trading pairs on ...
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has urged regulators to avoid excluding decentralized finance (DeFi) rules from the newly adopted Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework. The AFME recently published a study titled "Decentralised Finance - Principles for Building a Robust Digital Economy." In the study, they warned ...
Over 160 executives from digital businesses worldwide have urged legislators in the European Union to exercise caution and consider all necessary factors while formulating its new artificial intelligence (AI) legislation. In the open letter published on June 30, 2023, some high-profile executives representing prominent companies such as Renault, Meta, Spanish ...
The European Union (EU) has taken a significant step towards regulating artificial intelligence (AI) with the passage of the draft legislation known as the A.I. Act by the European Parliament. This milestone bill, which aims to impose limitations on risky AI applications, could serve as a model for legislators worldwide ...
The European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation, designed to establish a consistent regulatory framework for crypto assets across member states, has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) on June 9, 2023. The regulations were initially introduced in 2020 and ratified on May 31, 2023. ...
The European Consumer Organization (BEUC), Europe's top Consumer rights group, has raised concerns about the prevalence of misleading information and inadequate risk disclosure surrounding cryptocurrency ads on social media platforms. TikTok, Instagram, Twitter & YouTube are responsible for allowing misleading advertisements of crypto to multiply through ads & influencers. This ...
Vera Jourova, the deputy head of the European Commission, has called for companies utilizing generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Bard, which have the capability to generate disinformation, to label their content. Jourova made these remarks during a press conference on June 5, 2023. Jourova emphasized that companies that ...
