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 Central Bank (ECB) Article on the Key Objectives of the Digital Euro
On 12 July 2022, the ECB published an article covering the main objectives of the digital euro. The [...]
European Commission press release on the political agreement reached on the Regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets (MICA)
On 1 July 2022, the European Commission published a press release to welcome the political agreement reached between [...]
Basel Committee second public consultation on the prudential treatment of banks’ crypto-asset exposures
On 30 June 2022, the Basel Committee published a second consultation document on the prudential treatment of banks’ [...]
Council of the European Union press release regarding the agreement on the Regulation on transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets (TFR)
On 29 June 2022, the Council of the European Union published a press release to announce that the [...]
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) [...]
OUR TEAM
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