EU Parliamentary Committee Shares Opinion on Virtual Currencies
Regulation of virtual currencies is one of the most interesting topics in the European Parliament. A new report throws light on the technology. The importance of virtual currencies and its underlying blockchain technology is being recognized by the European Union, resulting a favorable outlook towards the cryptocurrency industry by the European Parliament. The recent report published by the European Parliament stands as an evidence of its stance towards virtual currencies. The opinion report on virtual currencies and virtual currency technology was published by the Committee on the....
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