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Poland Bitcoin Community Files Complaint Against Bank Account ‘Denials’

Wilma Woo by Wilma Woo
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Poland’s cryptocurrency industry lobby group the Polish Bitcoin Association (PBA) confirmed it has complained to regulators about banks’ denial of services to businesses June 27.


Banks ‘Aim To Remove Virtual Currency’

In a statement sent to the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (OCCP), the PBA cites financial institutions closing and denying bank accounts as proof they “clearly aim at removing virtual currency entities from the market.”

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Poland continues its chequered history regarding cryptocurrency, which still lacks official laws but faces a de facto ban on ICOs.

The government has sought to change the situation, various media outlets note, but its position appears to jar with that of the country’s banking sector.

The PBA claims a total of fifteen institutions refused an account to 52 cryptocurrency-related businesses, and closed the accounts of a further 25.

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Of these, mBank, Poland’s fourth-largest banking group, refused nine accounts and closed three.

Wczoraj złożyliśmy pismo do UOKiK dot. utrudniania przez banki zakładania kont bankowych podmiotom kryptowalutowym, a tym samym utrudniania im prowadzenia działalności gospodarczej. pic.twitter.com/8MXGB5rfyM

— Polskie Stow Bitcoin (@Bitcoin_org_pl) June 27, 2018

Poland The Black Sheep

“…The effects of the banks’ actions described clearly aim at removing virtual currency entities from the market, despite the fact that such activities are legal and conducted with dignity,” the complaint states.

In view of the above, action by the regulators is necessary, and this notice and its requests are fully substantiated.

Last month saw local cryptocurrency exchange operator BitBay suspend all activity in Poland and relocate to Malta, copying a move by industry heavyweight Binance in March. Its motive also appeared to be banking difficulties.

The situation differs increasingly from neighboring Lithuania, where a concerted effort to formalize the cryptocurrency and ICO sector has been underway this year.

As Bitcoinist reported this week however, the country’s progressive stance on crypto is not without its problems.

Banking sources have expressed concerns about Russian capital entering the local economy, something which is undesirable, a central bank board member said.

Lithuania released formal ICO guidelines in June, the government announcing the “brave new” cryptocurrency economy was “here to stay.”

What do you think about Poland’s banks’ stance on cryptocurrency businesses? Let us know in the comments section below!


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