Vote Sees Europe Move toward AMLD-D for Digital Currency Exchanges
In a majority vote, the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs has voted to adopt its virtual currencies and blockchain report. The vote comes during a time when the Commission is looking to bring digital currency exchanges under the purview of its Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD). The European Digital Currency & Blockchain Technology Forum (EDCAB), a Brussels-based public policy platform for digital currencies and blockchain technology has revealed that the influential Euro Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs has voted to adopt its....
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