FRP 2020/166 - Sign. - Crypto-assets
Aflevering 1, gepubliceerd op 29-01-2020 On 11 December 2019 the European Commission announced that it is screening and assessing existing legislation to check if it can be effectively applied to ‘stablecoins’ and crypto-assets or if amendments or guidance is needed. An important issue is being able to clearly determine exactly what they are and which rules, if any, apply to them. Some crypto-assets fall under existing European Union law, but most of them do not. This can leave consumers exposed to substantial risks. For crypto-assets that fall outside the scope of existing European Union law, the Commission is assessing whether an ad hoc EU framework is warranted. Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, at his confirmation hearing before the European Parliament on 8 October 2019, said that he intends to propose a legislative framework that will cover all crypto-assets, including ‘stablecoins’ and cryptocurrencies.