Insight EU Finance Weekly Monitoring, 8 – 12 July 2024
These are the headlines of our weekly Insight EU Finance Monitoring, published Friday.
EBA issues ‘travel rule’ guidance to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing
The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued today new Guidelines on the so-called ‘travel rule’, i.e. the information that should accompany…
IMF: Crypto as a Marketplace for Capital Flight
This IMF paper shows how cryptocurrency markets can fuel cross-border capital flight by serving as marketplaces that match counterparts with…
ESMA publishes final rules on conflict of interest of crypto assets providers
ESMA sets out draft Regulatory Technical Standards on certain requirements rrelated to conflicts of interest for crypto-asset service providers (CASPs),…
Basel III reforms: New EU rules to increase banks’ resilience to economic shocks
The EU Council adopted new rules aimed at making banks operating in the EU more resilient to possible economic shocks. The changes…
EU Council adopts directive for tax authority cooperation (DAC8)
Today, the Council adopted a directive amending EU rules on administrative cooperation in the area of taxation. The amendments mainly…
EU Council adopts rules to make crypto-asset transfers traceable
Brussels, 16 May 2023 The EU is making it more difficult for criminals to misuse...
Crypto-assets: Green light to new rules for tracing transfers in the EU
Brussels, 20 April 2023 EU Parliament endorsed the first EU rules to trace crypto-asset transfers,...
ECR Group: Making cryptocurrencies crime-proof
Strasbourg 19 April 2023 “Criminals and terrorists will soon have a hard time using Bitcoin...
Crypto Assets: IMF Executive Board Discusses elements of effective policies
February 23, 2023 Washington, DC: On February 8, 2023 the Executive Board of the International Monetary...
Elements of effective policies for crypto assets – IMF Policy Paper
FEBRUARY 23, 2023 This paper aims to address questions by Fund members on how to...
United States: Joint statement on crypto-asset risks to banking organizations
Washington, D.C., 4 January 2023 Federal bank regulatory agencies yesterday issued a statement highlighting key...
Markets in crypto-assets (MiCA) – EP Research Service
Written by Issam Hallak (1st edition). The European Parliament will shortly vote on adopting the...
MEPs call for using blockchain to fight tax evasion and end crypto-assets non-taxation
Strasbourg, 4 October 2022 MEPs adopted a resolution on Tuesday calling for a better use...
EU Commission welcomes agreements on regulatory framework for crypto-assets
Brussels, 1 July 2022 The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached yesterday between the European...
Collection: Digital finance – agreement on EU crypto-assets regulation (MiCA)
Release by the EU Council 30 June 2022, 22:30 The EU brings crypto-assets, crypto-assets issuers...
MEPs call for using blockchain to fight financial and crypto-financial tax evasion
Brussels, 30 June 2022 MEPs adopted a non-binding resolution on Thursday calling for a better...
Crypto-assets: EP Committees want to stop illicit finance flows (updated 1/4)
Brussels, 31 March 2022 Crypto-assets’ transfers would need to be traced and identified to prevent...
Crypto-assets: MEPs agree on draft rules to boost benefits and curb threats
Brussels, 14 March 2022 Uniform legal framework for crypto-assets in the EU Consumer protection and...
Transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets – EP Draft Report
EP DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council...
Protection of investors from risks related to investments in cryptocurrencies – EU Commission answer
E-003004/3021 Answer given by Ms McGuinness On behalf of the European Commission (16.8.2021) The Commission...
Financial crime: How the EU Commission overhauls rules on anti-money laundering and terrorist financing
Brussels, 20 July 2021 The European Commission has today presented an ambitious package of legislative...
Basel Committee consults on prudential treatment of crypto-asset exposures
Link 10 June 2021 Basel Committee issues public consultation on preliminary proposals for the prudential...
Sven Giegold (Die Grünen/EFA): Neue Regeln für Bitcoin & Co – Vorschläge für die Krypto-Regulierung
Link: https://sven-giegold.de/mica-gruene-aenderungsantraege/ Europa geht endlich voran mit der Regulierung von Krypto-Assets. Damit sollen verbindliche Regeln...
ESMA sees high risk for investors in non-regulated crypto assets
Wednesday 17 March 2021 11:13 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU securities...
EU Commission launches public consultation on extending the scope of the Directive on Administrative Cooperation to crypto-assets and e-money
The European Commission has published a Public Consultation on the future revision of the Directive on Administrative...