THE BLOCKCHAIN AND VIRTUAL CURRENCIES WORKING GROUP
The Blockchain and Virtual Currencies Working Group (WG) is a group of industry representatives; the WG is a member of the European Commission Payment Systems Market Expert Group (PSMEG) and 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
UK’s HM Treasury announces its Budget for 2020
The UK’s HM Treasury has announced its Budget 2020. Among a number of policy [...]
UK’s FCA Director delivers speech on crypto-assets, financial regulation and preventing financial crime in the emerging market for digital assets
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a speech entitled ‘Unstable coins: crypto-assets, financial regulation and preventing [...]
ESMA Chair calls for coordinated approach to digital finance, including global stablecoins
ESMA Chair Steven Maijoor has delivered a keynote address at the 4th Annual FinTech Conference, entitled ‘˜Innovation on [...]
G20 urges countries to implement the FATF standards on virtual assets and related providers
The G20 has published a Communiqué urging countries to implement the recently adopted FATF standards on virtual assets [...]
FATF hosts Plenary, discusses progress of the implementation of its standards on virtual assets and related providers
The FATF hosted the Plenary from 19-21 February 2020. More than 800 delegates, representing the global network of [...]
European Commission launches a Public Consultation on the review of the MiFID II/MiFIR regulatory framework
The European Commission has launched a Public Consultation on reviewing the Directive and Regulation on Markets in Financial [...]
OUR TEAM
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