The central bank of the Netherlands reverses a rule it made last year.
The announced closure of one-man bitcoin startup Bittr may be the first of many in the Netherlands as contentious new AMLD5 regulations come into effect.
Bitonic has launched a crowdfunded campaign aiming to have bitcoin classed as money in the Netherlands.
A Dutch bank recently publicly bashed bitcoin but, ironically, the country is today a hub for bitcoin innovation.