Polish Parliament Holds Public Consultation on Cryptocurrency

Polish Parliament Holds Public Consultation on Cryptocurrency

The Sejm – the lower chamber of the Polish Parliament – has held the country's first public consultation devoted solely to digital currency and blockchain tech. Organized by the Polish Bitcoin Association (along with MP Mirosław Suchoń and the government's "From Paper to Digital Poland" program), the event attracted about 70 people, including academics, public officials, industry representatives, legal experts and economists earlier this month. Part of an ongoing effort to drive Poland's engagement with digital currency and blockchain technology, the event provided evidence....


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