THE BLOCKCHAIN AND VIRTUAL CURRENCIES WORKING GROUP
The Blockchain and Virtual Currencies Working Group (WG) is a group of industry representatives; the WG is registered in the European Transparency register under number: 635727423661-17
The Members of the Blockchain and Virtual Currencies Working Group (WG) adhere to the following Ethical Guidelines.
OUR AIMS
We foster an industry-led conversation
We help to shape the regulation in a way that does not stifle innovation
We work with regulators; information sharing is fundamental to achieve balanced and forward looking regulation
Which regulatory initiatives concern us?
Can we help in drafting the content of such initiatives?
Tool for each WG member General Counsel/ Compliance officer
OUR POSITIONING
European Supervisory Authorities’ (ESAs) Report on the withdrawal of authorisation for serious breaches of anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) rules
On 1 June 2022, the European Supervisory Authorities (the European Banking Authority - EBA, European Insurance and Occupational [...]
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) Letter to the European Union institutions on the protection in the anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) legislative proposals
On 12 May 2022, the EDPB sent a letter to the European Union institutions (Commission, Council, European Parliament) [...]
European Commission Targeted Consultation on the review of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2)
On 10 May 2022, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG [...]
European Banking Authority (EBA) Final Report on the response to the non-bank lending request from the Call for Advice (CfA) on digital finance
On 8 April 2022, the EBA published a final report on non-bank lending in the EU. The report [...]
Speech by Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, at the Goethe University’s Institute for Law and Finance (ILF) conference on “Data, Digitalization, the New Finance and Central Bank Digital Currencies: The Future of Banking and Money”
On 18 January 2022, Mr. Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, gave a speech during the Goethe [...]
Council of the European Union’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting
On 18 January 2022, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council held a meeting where, among others, the following [...]
OUR TEAM
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