Poland Stands Alone: EU’s Only Country Without Crypto Rules After Failed Vote
Poland has become the European Union’s only holdout on cryptocurrency regulation after lawmakers failed to overturn President Karol Nawrocki’s veto of a crucial crypto bill.
The December 5 parliamentary vote fell 18 votes short of the required three-fifths majority needed to override the presidential decision.
This political deadlock leaves Poland as the sole EU member state without a domestic framework for the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, which came into full effect at the end of December 2024.
The Battle Over Digital Assets
The failed override exposed deep political divisions between Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s pro-EU coalition and President Nawrocki’s nationalist base. Tusk positioned the Crypto-Asset Market Act…
