“A draft document seen by Reuters said that EU member countries were planning to crack down on digital currencies and anonymous payment systems made via pre-paid cards in a bid to curb terrorism financing. EU justice and interior ministers who will attend the meeting are expected to urge the European Commission to come up with measures to ‘strengthen controls of non-banking payment methods such as electronic/anonymous payments and virtual currencies and transfers of gold, precious metals, by pre-paid cards,’ said the draft conclusion of the meeting seen by Reuters.”
http://www.coindesk.com/european-union-to-crack-down-on-bitcoin-after-paris-attacks/
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