Blockchain group INATBA reiterates concerns over proposed European regulations
The International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications has faulted some aspects of the European Commission’s proposed crypto regulations. Six months after its first response to the European Commission’s crypto legislative proposal, the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications, or INATBA, has released a detailed report on key issues regarding the planned regulations.According to the recently published document, INATBA argued that the commission's Markets in Crypto Assets regulations do not favor emerging cryptocurrency and blockchain firms. Instead, the....
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The European Commission's proposal to regulate digital currency exchanges and custodial wallets has a bit of a bad rep. Announced in July, the executive branch of the European Union is advising that wallet providers be brought under the scope of its anti-money laundering (AML) and countering terrorist financing (CTF) regulations, and doing so has raised many controversies. Perhaps most notable have been the European Commission's proposed definition of "virtual currencies" and its alleged proposal to build a database of users. Both have stoked concerns in the industry. New topics....