EU has published new financial supervision rules that will come into force in 2027, bringing stricter measures regarding cash, user identity, and privacy-focused coins.
The measures include:
- a €10,000 limit for cash payments;
- an identification requirement for certain transactions over €1,000;
- restrictions for privacy-oriented cryptocurrencies such as Monero, Zcash, and Dash on regulated platforms.
Critics say Europe is moving towards an increasingly extensive financial surveillance system and that anonymity in financial transactions is becoming more limited.
However, supporters of the new rules claim they are necessary to combat money laundering, terrorism financing, and financial fraud.
