ECB Expands Digital Asset Settlement—A Major Shift in European Finance
The European Central Bank is advancing its digital asset settlement strategy, aiming to streamline transactions, enhance security, and strengthen financial stability across European markets. Digital Asset Settlement Transformed as ECB Embraces DLT Solutions The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on Feb. 20 an expansion of its initiative to facilitate the settlement of distributed ledger technology […] Powered by...
Russia’s Supreme Court Moves to Classify Crypto as Property
Russia’s Supreme Court is pushing to classify cryptocurrency as property in penal cases, aiming to strengthen law enforcement’s ability to track, freeze, and confiscate illicit digital assets. Russia’s Supreme Court Advances Crypto Legalization Efforts Russia’s Supreme Court has taken an increasingly active role in defining the legal status of cryptocurrency, with its latest efforts focusing […] Powered by...
Greece Approves Legal Framework to ‘Fine’ Pirate IPTV Users, Ramps Up Blocking
Pirate site blocking is a hot topic again, now that the U.S. is considering its own blocking regime. This puts a spotlight on the practices of other countries, especially those where innocent websites are blocked, as we’ve recently seen in Spain and Italy. In Greece, where the first domains were blocked in 2018, the situation has been relatively calm. Blocking requests are managed by the EDPPI, a special commission at the Greek...
