{"id":118454,"date":"2025-12-06T23:46:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T23:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=118454"},"modified":"2025-12-06T23:46:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T23:46:43","slug":"poland-stand-strong-and-alone-in-defiance-of-eu-mica-crypto-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=118454","title":{"rendered":"Poland Stand Strong and Alone In Defiance of EU MiCa Crypto Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Poland crypto industry scored a major win this week, as plans to move ahead with new crypto rules <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2025\/liz-krueger\/krueger-kelles-introduce-legislation-establish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>stalled<\/span><\/a><span> on Friday after lawmakers failed to override President Andrzej Duda\u2019s veto. <\/span><span>The setback slows Prime Minister Donald Tusk\u2019s effort to align national policy with the European Union\u2019s MiCA framework.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Sejm, Poland\u2019s lower house, fell 18 votes short of the three-fifths majority needed to reverse the president\u2019s decision.\u00a0<\/span><span>With the veto standing, Tusk\u2019s coalition must restart the entire process if it wants to establish a formal regulatory system for digital assets.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"chart crypto-chart-instance\">\n<div class=\"chart__header\">\n<div class=\"chart__info\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-icon\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-name\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-symbol\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-current\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-change\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-extra\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-label\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-marketcap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__controls\">\n<div class=\"chart__controls-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--24h\">24h<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--7d\">7d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--30d\">30d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--1y\">1y<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--all-time\">All Time<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>DISCOVER:<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-binance-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 16+ New and Upcoming Binance Listings in 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Why Did Poland\u2019s Crypto Bill Spark a Fresh Political Clash?<\/h2>\n<p><span>As per <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-12-05\/polish-lawmakers-fail-to-overturn-veto-on-crypto-assets-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Bloomberg report,<\/span><\/a><span> Poland\u2019s political divide widened this week as the clash between President Karol Nawrocki\u2019s nationalist bloc and Prime Minister Donald Tusk\u2019s pro-EU coalition entered another round.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nawrocki <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/policy\/2025\/12\/02\/poland-s-president-vetos-crypto-market-bill-cites-threats-to-freedoms-of-poles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>stopped<\/span><\/a><span> the crypto bill earlier in the week, arguing that it carried more complexity than the MiCA-aligned rules adopted in other EU states.\u00a0<\/span><span>He also warned that the plan could push local crypto companies out of Poland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tusk urged lawmakers to reverse the veto, framing the issue as a matter of national security.\u00a0 <\/span><span>He said Russian intelligence networks and organized crime groups were using digital assets to move funds without detection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Industry voices remain split. Some groups supported the bill and said it would finally give Poland\u2019s crypto sector the basic regulatory clarity it has lacked for years. Others said the rules were too strict.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The CEO of Zondacrypto, one of Poland\u2019s largest exchanges, previously <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ccn.com\/education\/crypto\/poland-bill-1424-crypto-law-vs-mica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>called<\/span><\/a><span> the draft a \u201cstep backwards\u201d and warned it could turn routine blockchain development into a criminal offense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Poland now stands apart from the rest of the European Union as other member states move ahead with MiCA, which took full effect at the end of December 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Germany, Malta, the Netherlands, and Lithuania have already started issuing licenses to crypto-asset service providers under the new rules.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>DISCOVER:<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-1000x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Next 1000X Crypto \u2013 Here\u2019s 10+ Crypto Tokens That Can Hit 1000x This Year<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Why Is Poland\u2019s Crypto Market Expanding Despite the Policy Gap?<\/h2>\n<p><span>Poland\u2019s crypto market, however, continues to grow despite the policy gap.\u00a0 <\/span><span>Chainalysis <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chainalysis.com\/blog\/europe-crypto-adoption-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>places<\/span><\/a><span> the country eighth in Europe for total crypto value received between July 2024 and June 2025. The firm also reports that transaction volumes rose by more than 50% from the previous year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Statista <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/outlook\/fmo\/digital-assets\/cryptocurrencies\/poland?__sso_cookie_checker=failed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>estimates<\/span><\/a><span> that about 7.9M people in Poland now use cryptocurrency, representing roughly one-fifth of the population.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Italy is taking a tougher stance. The financial regulator, Consob, reminded firms this week that they must meet the December 30 MiCA deadline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consob.it\/web\/consob-and-its-activities\/news-in-detail\/-\/asset_publisher\/kcxlUuOyjO9x\/content\/press-release-of-4-december-2025\/718268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Consob\u2019s press release,<\/span><\/a><span> any registered virtual asset service provider now has two options: begin the licensing process or shut down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Across the European Union, the European Commission is reviewing proposals to hand crypto-exchange oversight to a single authority similar to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><span>The idea would shrink the role of national watchdogs, but officials say a bloc-wide system would take years to negotiate, approve, and roll out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>DISCOVER:<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/high-risk-high-reward-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 9+ Best High-Risk, High-Reward Crypto to Buy in 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/poland-stand-strong-and-alone-in-defiance-of-eu-mica-crypto-rules\/\">Poland Stand Strong and Alone In Defiance of EU MiCa Crypto Rules<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poland crypto industry scored a major win this week, as plans to move ahead with new crypto rules stalled on Friday after lawmakers failed to override President Andrzej Duda\u2019s veto. The setback slows Prime Minister Donald Tusk\u2019s effort to align national policy with the European Union\u2019s MiCA framework. The Sejm, Poland\u2019s lower house, fell 18 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118454"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=118454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118454\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=118454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=118454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=118454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}