European Banking Authority

Bitcoin App Bottle Pay Shuts Down Over Impending EU Money-Laundering Laws

Bottle Pay is shutting down, citing the EU's new AML rules, which could compel crypto wallet providers to collect KYC info from users starting next month.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 December 2019

European Finance Regulators Call for Bloc-Wide Crypto Rules

Two top European finance regulators, the EBA and the ESMA, have separately said today that cryptocurrency and ICO rules are needed at the EU level.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 January 2019
Europe

EU Lawmaker Wants Standard Regulations to Allow ‘Passport’ for ICOs

One European lawmaker wants to standardize ICO regulations, thereby making it easier for projects to raise funding across the EU.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 September 2018
Regulation

BBVA Can’t Hold Cryptocurrency – And That’s a Problem

The bank wants to use ethereum as a notary, but regulators discourage holding even the tiny bit of ether needed to put data on the public blockchain.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 July 2018
News

EU Regulator: DLT In Trade Finance Still Faces Legal Uncertainty

The European Banking Authority published a report to raise public awareness of the benefits and risks associated with the use of DLT in finance.

Markets  ·  4 July 2018
Exchanges

Why EBA Proposals Would Set an Absurd Precedent for Bitcoin Startups

The EBA's new proposals for digital currency could make starting a bitcoin exchange more onerous than opening a bank, argues lawyer Adam Vaziri.

Markets  ·  15 August 2016
Regulation

EBA: 51% Attack Remains Bitcoin’s Biggest Problem

Bitcoin’s biggest problem is still the threat of a 51% attack, according to Dr Dirk Haubrich of the European Banking Authority (EBA).

Policy & regulation  ·  17 June 2015