EU Hits X with €120 Million Fine as Crypto Privacy Faces Major Threat
The European Union just imposed its biggest tech penalty under new digital rules, fining Elon Musk’s X platform €120 million for breaking transparency laws.
This marks the first major punishment under the EU’s Digital Services Act, but the real story goes much deeper than one social media fine.
The December 5, 2025 ruling signals a growing war on digital privacy that could destroy cryptocurrency’s core promise of financial freedom. European regulators are building a surveillance system that targets everything from social media to crypto transactions, threatening the very foundations of digital asset privacy.
What X Did Wrong
The EU found three major problems with X’s operations. First, the platform’s blue checkmark system…
