As many as four blockchain-related amendments, funding various initiatives, could find their way into the European Union's 2018 budget.
The EU is eyeing beefed-up penalties around crimes involving cryptocurrencies, such as ransomware, the European Commission said this week.
Switzerland's financial markets regulator has cracked down on a trio of companies tied to an alleged cryptocurrency scam.
The European nation of Malta is moving to advance its ongoing blockchain strategy with the creation of a new advisory board.
Rather than issuing warnings or regulations, at least one progressive government is considering whether it can take advantage of ICO technology.
A Bank of England researcher wrote earlier this week that a central bank digital currency would need "extraordinary" levels of resilience to work.
The FCA, along with two major banks, has developed a mortgage transaction oversight app on top of R3's Corda platform.
The municipality of Chiasso in Switzerland will start accepting tax payments in bitcoin next year, according to a report.
The EU has already spent millions of euros funding startups that are working with blockchain, public data reveals.
How financial firms in the Netherlands are approaching blockchain, and how trends in the technology are shaping their work and progress.
Russia may have a finalized cryptocurrency trading bill by the end of the summer, according to a senior lawmaker.
A blockchain task force within the European Parliament wants to explore how the technology could be used to provide digital identities to refugees.
An advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a new association focused on blockchain and cryptocurrency, reports say.
Regulators in Luxembourg have released a warning about OneCoin, becoming the latest country to air concerns over the investment scheme.
The first deputy prime minister of Russia is in favor of a state-backed cryptocurrency, according to a recent interview.