Brussels, 26/05/2016 (Agence Europe) - European rules on virtual currencies, such as Bitcoin and the Blockchain technology that underpins them, are not necessary at this point, the European Parliament decided in adopting the draft von Weizsäcker report (see EUROPE 11540) on Thursday 26 May.
Virtual currencies must not be stifled but the technology should be monitored, with the Commission establishing a task force to track how it develops, said German Social Democratic MEP Jacob von...