Версия закона о криптовалюте в Польше снова на повестке дня: что изменилось? Version of the cryptocurrency law in Poland back on the agenda: whats changed?

The cryptocurrency regulation bill has been reintroduced for consideration by the Polish Sejm after its previous version was vetoed by President Karol Nawrocki.

The initiative to bring the project back was spearheaded by the «Poland 2050» party, part of the ruling coalition. Although the authors described the new version as “improved,” government representative Adam Szłapka stated that «not a single comma had been changed» in the text.

The new proposal essentially replicates the prior draft, with its primary objective being to empower the Financial Supervisory Authority (KNF) as the main regulator of the cryptocurrency market in the country.

Polish politician Tomasz Mentzen criticized the initiative, deeming it an example of excessive regulation. He compared the document to the more succinct laws of other EU countries, such as Hungary or Romania.

«The government has once again adopted the same cryptocurrency asset bill,» Mentzen wrote.

He also mocked Prime Minister Tusk’s claims that the previous veto from the president was supposedly influenced by the «Russian mafia.»

The government hopes that this time Nawrocki will not block the legislation. According to Szłapka, after a confidential briefing in parliament, the president gained a «full understanding» of the document’s impact on national security.

Economist Krzysztof Pech questioned the need for a separate local law, considering the imminent implementation of the MiCA regulations.

Recall that in September, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approved, in its first reading, bill No. 10225-d «On Virtual Asset Markets,» which will define the status and taxation of cryptocurrencies in the country.