Netherlands Crypto News

The comments of FIOD, which arrested a Tornado Cash developer last week, could have far-reaching impacts on all blockchain developers.

The FIOD confirmed that the arrested Tornado Cash developer was suspected of being involved in the hiding of criminal financial transactions and facilitating money laundering.

The Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service revealed that it started a criminal investigation into Tornado Cash in June because it suspected that the protocol was being used for illegal activities.

Binance has objected to the fine imposed by the Dutch central bank despite the regulator slashing it by 5%.

The rule will require users to provide information of recipients when making transfers to wallets off Coinbase.

PSV Eindhoven has revealed that it would be receiving payment for a sponsorship deal only in Bitcoin.

The advisor stated Bitcoin had no ‘intrinsic value’ and that stamping it out of the economy would be a good move.

The Dutch Central Bank even forced crypto firms to ask for screenshots of their customers' wallets—but a new court order said it was unwarranted.

A Dutch politician is now using a popular meme that’s been doing the rounds in crypto circles in the past few weeks. He joins a small list of political types to have cashed in on the meme’s popularity.

Known as the Bitcoin family, the Taihuttus made news back in 2017 when they liquidated all of their assets for Bitcoin.

Bitcoin mining, long known as an obscure activity limited to cyberpunks and dominated by Chinese brands, can now be an alternative investment option for accredited investors looking to take a BTC bet.

The upcoming fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5) within the European Union (EU) has already spelled the end for smaller crypto firms on the continent.

Regardless of how cryptocurrency prices are performing in the open marketplace, there is much going on behind the scenes.

In order to curb the use of cryptocurrencies for malicious activities such as money laundering and the funding of terrorism, the central bank of Netherlands, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), has decided that it would be issuing licenses to cryptocurrency service providers.

Multiple Amsterdam businesses received emails threatening them with hand grenades or shootings if they do not pay €50,000 in bitcoins to the sender, the NLTimes reported on October 31.

Following news of Bitmain and Canaan IPO filings in Hong Kong, Europe looks set to record its own first major crypto IPO, as blockchain infrastructure provider Bitfury is reportedly considering plans to list publicly in London, Amsterdam or Hong Kong.

Abra, an all-in-one crypto wallet and exchange, has revealed its support for Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA) bank accounts, which will allow those living in the SEPA zone, including 28 EU nations, to make direct transfers from European banks to Abra wallets.

In what is being perceived as a landmark judgment, a Dutch court has recently ruled in favor of an applicant who was owed 0.591 BTC by a private company about a crypto mining dispute.