Belgium

Tioga Capital Fund Approaches $50M Ahead of Final Close

The European fund has seen its AUM triple after an initial €14 million ($16 million) inflow.

News  ·  12 August 2021

Belgian Government Issues Cryptocurrency Fraud Warning

Belgium's top financial regulator has issued a new warning about cryptocurrency scams.

Markets  ·  6 September 2018
Regulation

Belgian Government Launches Site to Warn Crypto Investors About Scams

A new website launched by Belgian government agencies outlines different ways to avoid crypto fraud.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 June 2018
Europe

Belgian Regulators Issue Warning About OneCoin Investment Scheme

A top finance regulator Belgium has issued a warning about OneCoin.

Business  ·  11 July 2016
Banking

BNP Paribas Fortis Denies Bitcoin Vault Project

BNP Paribas Fortis has denied it is gearing up to enter the bitcoin space as a digital vault provider.

Business  ·  15 September 2015
BitPay

Clients Prompt Green Energy Supplier to Accept Bitcoin

Clients have prompted Elegant, a Belgium-based green electricity company, to accept bitcoin payments.

Business  ·  9 March 2015
News

Belgian Tax Body: Bitcoin Trades Not Subject to VAT

Belgium's Federal Public Service Finance has ruled bitcoin transactions are not subject to value-added taxes.

Markets  ·  22 September 2014
Payments

Dutch Payment Service Mollie Takes Bitcoin to 10,000+ Merchants

The company is one of the leading payments service providers in the Benelux region – and now it accepts bitcoin.

Business  ·  15 May 2014
News

Swarm Intelligence Event is First Science Conference to Accept Bitcoin

ANT, a Belgium-based event, is to be the first scientific conference to accept digital currency for registration.

Business  ·  27 March 2014
Regulation

Belgian Regulators Issue Joint Bitcoin Warning

Belgium's National Bank and the Financial Services and Markets Authority have warned investors about the dangers of bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 January 2014
Europe

Belgium Central Bank Remains Positive About Bitcoin, Unofficially

The Belgian Bitcoin Association claims the nation's central bank is unlikely to regulate bitcoin, after meeting with officials.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 January 2014
Exchanges

Dutch Bitcoin Exchange Bitplaats Expands to Belgium

Belgian bitcoiners can now trade bitcoins on Bitplaats using Belgium’s online payments platform, Bancontact/Mister Cash.

Business  ·  7 January 2014
News

The worst swear word, a risky business, and playing by the numbers

Why is Belgium so nonchalant on bitcoin? Is Kraken right to focus on features over compliance? John Law investigates.

Markets  ·  13 September 2013
Regulation

Belgium’s finance minister has no objection to bitcoin

Belgium's finance minister says the country is neutral on bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 September 2013