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Blockchain for Europe

BC4EU

“Blockchain for Europe” ensures that blockchain companies can speak with a more unified voice, to interact with policymakers at EU-level and beyond.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Marina Kaljurand (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Jan 2026 · Digital

Meeting with Andi Cristea (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Nov 2025 · Blockchain industry in Europe

Meeting with Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Nov 2025 · collaboration on the Digital Economy Society initiative

Meeting with Nicolás González Casares (Member of the European Parliament) and Crypto Council for Innovation

17 Nov 2025 · Digital Economy

Meeting with Lukas Mandl (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

10 Sept 2025 · Blockchain and GDPR

Meeting with Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Sept 2025 · Omnibus & simplification tools

Meeting with Verena Mertens (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Sept 2025 · GDPR compliance, data portability, and secure decentralized data management in blockchain

Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Sept 2025 · Emerging technologies and trends, EU's digital economy, privacy and future shape of GDPR

Response to European Data Union Strategy

18 Jul 2025

Blockchain for Europe welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commissions Call for Evidence on the Data Union Strategy. As the industry association representing blockchain and digital asset stakeholders across Europe, we are committed to supporting innovation and creating a regulatory environment that encourages both growth and trust in the digital asset ecosystem. Our members cover the entire blockchain and crypto-asset value chain, united by a shared goal of responsible and balanced regulation that enables the use of transformative technologies. Blockchain, in particular, has great potential to improve Europes data infrastructure and make data-driven services more accessible. In our response, we highlight that current EU data regulations pose significant challenges for SMEs and public bodies due to complex rules on data storage and sharing, which blockchain technology can help overcome by enabling secure, transparent, and automated data exchange beyond finance. Decentralised and public blockchains have the potential to empower users with greater data sovereignty, reduce reliance on centralised providers, and embed compliance and transparency directly into the system. Furthermore, the synergy between AI and blockchain enhances data integrity, privacy, and innovation, making their combined adoption essential for a future-ready European data economy.
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Meeting with Michael Mcnamara (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Jun 2025 · EU competitiveness and strategic autonomy

Response to Savings and Investments Union: Directive fostering EU market integration and efficient supervision

5 Jun 2025

Blockchain for Europe (BC4EU) welcomes the European Commissions initiative to assess the potential for more integrated supervision of crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), aligned with the goal of strengthening the EU single market and further integrating capital markets. Effective and consistent supervision is essential to reduce fragmentation, enhance market integrity, protect users, and support innovation. However, any move toward centralisation must be proportionate, carefully designed, and based on a sound understanding of market dynamics - especially considering the early stage of MiCA implementation. CASPs vary significantly in size, structure, business models, and cross-border activity. They include exchanges, custodians, brokers, and advisors - some active only in one Member State, others EU-wide. A one-size-fits-all model would overlook this diversity and risk imposing disproportionate burdens on smaller or domestic firms. Full centralisation could also bring high transition costs, legal uncertainty, duplication of processes, and a loss of local expertise and market proximity. We are especially concerned about the practical impact on firms currently engaging with national competent authorities (NCAs) for MiCA authorisation. NCAs are often better placed than EU bodies to provide timely, effective oversight based on local knowledge and existing infrastructure. A premature shift in responsibility could disrupt authorisations, raise compliance costs, and reduce supervisory efficiency. That said, EU-level supervision may be justified in future for a limited number of significant CASPs - those with large user bases, cross-border operations, or systemic importance. For these firms, central oversight could reduce duplicative requirements, strengthen regulatory coherence, and support financial stability. In specific cases - such as participation in the DLT Pilot Regime - EU-level supervision could help pool technical expertise and enable coordinated innovation oversight. We therefore propose a tiered, risk-based supervisory model. NCAs should remain responsible for most CASPs, while a clearly defined subset of significant firms transitions to EU-level supervision. Criteria for significance should be objective, transparent, and predictable - based on indicators such as size, cross-border footprint, and organisational complexity. A model similar to that used under MiCA for significant asset-referenced token issuers - where NCAs grant initial authorisation and supervision escalates when thresholds are met - could be used as a reference. The scope of centralised supervision could then be reviewed and adjusted over time, aligned with evolving market needs and SIU objectives. Any transition must be carefully managed to avoid market disruption. This includes protecting legal certainty for firms undergoing national authorisation, ensuring close coordination between ESAs and NCAs, and avoiding duplicative or inconsistent supervisory efforts. In the shorter term, we support enhanced supervisory convergence. This includes improved coordination frameworks, more frequent joint supervisory teams under ESMAs lead, regular roundtables with industry, and greater use of binding technical guidance and opinions. These tools can already foster greater harmonisation while retaining the benefits of local oversight. In conclusion, we do not currently support full centralised supervision for all CASPs. However, EU-level oversight may become appropriate for a limited number of large, complex, or systemically relevant firms. A phased, proportionate, and risk-sensitive approach - grounded in clear thresholds and strong cooperation - offers the most effective and practical path forward.
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Meeting with David Cormand (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Apr 2025 · Blockchain

Meeting with Kinga Kollár (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Apr 2025 · Blockchain and crypto markets

Meeting with Moritz Körner (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Apr 2025 · Introductory Meeting

Meeting with Ondřej Krutílek (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Apr 2025 · Challenges and opportunities

Meeting with Sandro Gozi (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Sept 2024 · Competitiveness and Web3

Meeting with Benedetta Scuderi (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Sept 2024 · Technology

Meeting with Stephen Nikola Bartulica (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Sept 2024 · EU Competitiveness & Web3

Meeting with Bart Groothuis (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Sept 2024 · Blockchain technologies

Response to Strengthening existing rules and expanding exchange of information framework in the field of taxation (DAC8)

27 Mar 2023

Blockchain for Europe (BC4EU), the Brussels-based trade association representing the blockchain and crypto sector at EU level, is pleased to have the opportuinity to submit its feedback to the European Commission's DAC8 proposal. Although not directly related to the blockchain sector, this legislative proposal is another key component of the new regulatory framework established by the EU around crypto assets and companies providing services around them, together with the Markets-in-Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation, the DLT-Pilot Regime and the AML Package, among others. This position paper is the result of a series of meetings and discussions with (tax) experts and CASPs, including some of the most relevant exchanges operating in the EU. We have therefore taken the liberty, or consider it appropriate, to call it an 'Industry Position Paper'. In general, we have placed particular emphasis on providing feedback on the DAC8 proposal that is as practical as possible and includes recommendations that would benefit not only CASPs but also NCAs. The drafting and coordination of this paper was led by Blockpit and the feedback was prepared with input from members of the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) as well as Blockchain for Europe (BC4EU). We would therefore like to thank all those who actively participated. We hope that our concerns and recommendations will be taken into account accordingly and are happy to discuss the various aspects of the feedback in more detail, as appropriate. Dr. Max Bernt, Blockpit AG, Chief Legal Officer Tommaso Astazi, Blockchain for Europe, Head of Regulatory Affairs
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Response to Revision of EU rules on Anti-Money Laundering (recast of a former instrument)

29 Nov 2021

Blockchain for Europe (BC4EU) welcomes the opportunity to share its views on the European Commission's proposal for a Regulation on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets. At the outset, we support the exemption of person-to-person transfers of crypto-assets. Nevertheless, the adoption of the “travel rule” through the proposed Regulation raises substantial privacy concerns for crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) and their end-users. CASPs would, on top of the strict AML/KYC rules they already apply, now be required to collect users’ (unverifiable) self-declarations disclosing the full identity of persons behind each private crypto-asset wallet address their accounts interact with. The more balanced solution, in our view, would instead be to focus on so-called “blockchain analytical tools” which can increasingly and effectively track and trace suspicious wallets and transaction flows, without compromising legitimate privacy. In parallel, CASPs would keep carrying out strong AML/KYC checks, which would ensure the safety and integrity of transactions conducted on CASPs across Europe. Please find our detailed comments in the attached PDF document.
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Meeting with Elina Melngaile (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

4 Apr 2019 · Blockchain and crypto-assets