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
FATF November Business Bulletin
The FATF published their November Business Bulletin. It provides a brief update on the key outcomes from the [...]
IOSCO releases statement on study of emerging global stablecoin proposals
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has releases a statement announcing that its Board met in Madrid, [...]
UK’s FCA announces AML/CTF regime for crypto-asset service providers
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a press release, announcing that, starting from 10 January 2020, [...]
Bank of Lithuania issues Guidelines for Security Token Offerings
The Bank of Lithuania has issued Guidelines on Security Token Offering (STO), which provide greater regulatory clarity and [...]
FSB issues note on regulatory issues of stablecoins
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published an Issues Note on regulatory issues of stablecoins. The paper was [...]
G7 Working Group publishes report on the impact of global stablecoins
Stablecoins, which have many of the features of earlier cryptocurrencies but seek to stabilise the price of the [...]
OUR TEAM
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