France Tells EU: Adopt Our Cryptocurrency Laws Across Europe
France wants the European Union (EU) to adopt its recently enacted cryptocurrency regulations for the entire region. French Finance Minister: Ours is the Right Way France’s Finance...
EU Adopts New AML Directive to Combat Cryptocurrency Crimes
The European Union recently adopted a new anti-money laundering (AML) directive specifically targeting cryptocurrencies. It is the fifth AML directive of the EU, and aims to detect...
Europe Still Isn’t Ready to Regulate Cryptocurrencies
Despite calls for action from would-be regulators in Germany and France and Europol’s recent claim that $5.5 billion is being laundered in Europe via cryptocurrency, the European...
EU: Virtual Currencies Difficult to Use for Criminals
A new report by the European Commission explains that criminal organizations would like to use cryptocurrencies but, they don’t because they don’t have the necessary...
Rage Against the Machine: Bitcoin ‘A Great Hedge Against the System’
Bitcoin has now become a “great hedge” against the centrally-controlled banking system according to BTCC CEO Bobby Lee. Bitcoin: Designed to Protect Your Wealth The...
Crypto No More? EU Plans Database Linking Users to Wallets
Bitcoin will lose all anonymity in the European Union if governments accept proposals to make exchanges store user IDs and wallet addresses in a central database. Crypto Becomes Fiat...
European Commission to Bring Bitcoin Exchanges Under AML Directive to Curb Terrorist Financing
Bitcoin exchanges in Europe are soon to be regulated under the scope of Europe’s Anti-Money Laundering Directive. The European Commission issued a statement late Tuesday night...
The Political Bitcoin Crackdown
It seems the digital currency Bitcoin is under fire by government officials all around the world. The latest attacks on Paris have led to heavy scrutinization on cryptocurrencies and...