Home2025-10-24T16:55:41+02:00

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

EBA publication of a statement on the application of Regulation 2023/1114/EU (MiCAR) to asset-referenced tokens (ARTs) and e-money tokens (EMTs) and the announcement of the priorities for the supervision of ART and EMT issuers in 2024/2025, 5 July 2024

July 5th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

On 5 July 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a statement to remind persons who are issuing/offering [...]

EBA Publication of the Guidelines on information requirements in relation to transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets transfers under Regulation 2023/1113/EU (Travel Rule Guidelines), 4 July 2024

July 4th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , |

On 4 July 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued new Guidelines (GLs) on the travel rule, namely [...]

ESMA publication of its Second Final Report on draft technical standards specifying certain requirements of Regulation 2023/1114/EU (MiCAR) – second package, 4 July 2024

July 4th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

On 4 July 2024, ESMA published its Second Final Report under MiCAR. The report covers 8 draft technical [...]

BIS Basel Committee approval of a disclosure framework and capital standard for banks’ crypto-asset exposures and amendments to interest rate risk in the banking book standard, and agreement to consult on third-party risk principles, 3 July 2024

July 3rd, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , |

On 3 July 2024, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published an item on the Basel Committee on [...]

EBA and ESMA publication of joint guidelines on suitability of management body members and shareholders for entities under MiCAR, 27 June 2024

June 27th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , |

On 27 June 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published [...]

Publication of the European Commission Delegated Regulation 2024/1774/EU supplementing Regulation 2022/2554/EU (DORA) with regard to RTS specifying ICT risk management tools, methods, processes and policies and the simplified ICT risk management framework in the Official Journal of the European Union, 25 June 2024

June 25th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

On 25 June 2024, the European Commission Delegated Regulation 2024/1774/EU supplementing DORA was published in the Official Journal [...]

OUR TEAM

Monica Monaco
Monica MonacoSecretary
Mauro Lorenzo Halve
Mauro Lorenzo HalveMember (Amdax)
Dany Wieken
Dany WiekenMember (Bitonic)
Natalia Posada
Natalia PosadaMember (Bitpace)
Anjela Kalenova
Anjela KalenovaMember (Bitpace)
Alisa Komarova
Alisa KomarovaMember (BitPay)
Themistokis Klapadakis
Themistokis KlapadakisMember (BitPay)
Momchil Tsvetkov
Momchil TsvetkovMember (BitPay)
Aart Jan Thomas de Jong
Aart Jan Thomas de JongMember (BitPay)
Jonathan Arler
Jonathan ArlerMember (BitPay)
João Marecos
João MarecosMember (Bitrefill)
Helen Beijaard
Helen BeijaardMember (Bitvavo)
Ivars Zukovskis
Ivars ZukovskisMember (BVNK)
Benjamin Buergi
Benjamin BuergiMember (Cardano Foundation)
Nicolas Jacquemart
Nicolas JacquemartMember (Cardano Foundation)
Dmitrijus Borisenka
Dmitrijus BorisenkaMember (CoinGate)
Dovile Marcikoniene
Dovile MarcikonieneMember (CoinGate)
Luc Smits van Oyen
Luc Smits van OyenMember (Coinmerce)
Nikola Peliova
Nikola PeliovaMember (Coinmerce)
Max Krupyshev
Max KrupyshevMember (CryptoProcessing)
Violaine Champetier de Ribes
Violaine Champetier de RibesMember (CoinsPaid - CryptoProcessing)
Valentyna Savchuk
Valentyna SavchukMember (Cryptopay)
Maria Akulenko
Maria AkulenkoMember (Cryptopay)
Dimitrij Gede
Dimitrij GedeMember (Cryptopay)
Jem Tatar
Jem TatarMember (Zodia Custody)
 Paul de Ruiter
Paul de RuiterMember (Zodia Custody)

DO YOU WISH TO CONTACT US? WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU

Do you want to learn more about the Blockchain and Virtual Currencies Working Group? Please contact us!

    For additional informations, please visit ours Privacy Policy and Terms of use pages.

    By using this form you agree with the storage and handling of your data by this website.

    Go to Top