Pirates: EU cash cap and ban on anonymous hosted crypto wallets results in financial paternalism
Patrick-breyer.de · 2024-04-25 2 min The majority of the EU Parliament will later today approve far-reaching new anti-money laundering laws: Anonymous cash payments over €3,000 will be banned in commercial transactions. Cash payments over €10,000 will even be completely banned in business transactions. And anony

Crypto bank files record $3 billion lawsuit against Bulgaria
Euractiv.com · 2024-01-25 3 min Crypto bank Nexo has filed a record $3 billion lawsuit against Bulgaria over the actions of prosecutors and other state institutions against its executives, the company said on Wednesday.It is the largest lawsuit ever brought against Bulgaria, which is facing another pending laws

EU backs Data Act with clause to shut off smart contracts
Cointelegraph.com · 2023-12-02 1 min The Act, inclusive of a clause necessitating “kill switches” on smart contracts, only now needs approval from the European Council to pass into law. 10622 Total views 52 Total shares Listen to article News Join us on social networks The European Parliament has vot

EU Digital Identity Regulation (eIDAS): Pirates don’t support blank cheque for surveillance of citizens online!
Patrick-breyer.de · 2023-11-09 2 min The EU Parliament and EU Council yesterday struck a political deal on the reform of the EU Digital Identity Regulation (eIDAS 2). A new digital identity wallet app is to allow EU citizens to access public and private digital services such as Facebook or Google, and pay online. Th

Digital euro: ensuring the highest data protection and privacy standards | European Data Protection Board
Edpb.europa.eu · 2023-10-23 3 min Brussels, 18 October  - The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued a Joint Opinion on the proposed Regulation on the digital euro as a central bank digital currency. The digital euro aims to provide individuals with the p

Digital euro: ensuring the highest data protection and privacy standards | European Data Protection Supervisor
Edps.europa.eu · 2023-10-19 3 min Brussels, 18 October - The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued a Joint Opinion on the proposed Regulation on the digital euro as a central bank digital currency. The digital euro aims to provide individuals with the poss

Panetta sull'euro digitale: "Teniamoci pronti a emetterlo"
Huffingtonpost.it · 2023-10-18 2 min L'euro digitale vive oggi quello che il governatore di bankitalia Ignazio Visco ha definito un "giorno rilevante". Dopo due anni di istruttoria da parte della Banca centrale europea, in cui sono stati esplorati i possibili modelli progettazione e distribuzione, il Consiglio diret

Un euro digitale
Ecb.europa.eu · 2023-06-28 < 1 min ... le criptoattivitàUn euro digitale non sarebbe una criptovaluta, ma moneta garantita da una banca centrale. Le banche centrali hanno il mandato di preservare il valore della moneta, indipendentemente dal fatto che sia fisica o digitale. Le criptoattività non sono garant

ECB welcomes European Commission legislative proposals on digital euro and cash
Ecb.europa.eu · 2023-06-28 2 min Proposed legislation establishes framework facilitating the possible introduction of a digital euro that is widely usable and available throughout the euro area ECB also welcomes Commission proposal to protect legal tender status of euro cash Governing Council to decide in autumn