Belgium

Fraud

Belgian Government Launches Site to Warn Crypto Investors About Scams

Nikhilesh DeJun 5, 2018

A new website launched by Belgian government agencies outlines different ways to avoid crypto fraud.

Europe

Belgian Regulators Issue Warning About OneCoin Investment Scheme

Stan HigginsJul 11, 2016

A top finance regulator Belgium has issued a warning about OneCoin.

Fraud

Belgian Government Issues Cryptocurrency Fraud Warning

Anna BaydakovaSep 6, 2018

Belgium's top financial regulator has issued a new warning about cryptocurrency scams.

Belgium

BNP Paribas Fortis Denies Bitcoin Vault Project

Yessi Bello PerezSep 15, 2015

BNP Paribas Fortis has denied it is gearing up to enter the bitcoin space as a digital vault provider.

BitPay

Clients Prompt Green Energy Supplier to Accept Bitcoin

Yessi Bello PerezMar 9, 2015

Clients have prompted Elegant, a Belgium-based green electricity company, to accept bitcoin payments.

Belgium

Belgium

Belgian Tax Body: Bitcoin Trades Not Subject to VAT

Pete Rizzo

Belgium's Federal Public Service Finance has ruled bitcoin transactions are not subject to value-added taxes.

Netherlands

Dutch Payment Service Mollie Takes Bitcoin to 10,000+ Merchants

Nermin Hajdarbegovic

The company is one of the leading payments service providers in the Benelux region – and now it accepts bitcoin.

Belgium

Swarm Intelligence Event is First Science Conference to Accept Bitcoin

Jaroslaw Adamowski

ANT, a Belgium-based event, is to be the first scientific conference to accept digital currency for registration.

Belgium

Belgian Regulators Issue Joint Bitcoin Warning

Nermin Hajdarbegovic

Belgium's National Bank and the Financial Services and Markets Authority have warned investors about the dangers of bitcoin.

Europe

Belgium Central Bank Remains Positive About Bitcoin, Unofficially

Joon Ian Wong

The Belgian Bitcoin Association claims the nation's central bank is unlikely to regulate bitcoin, after meeting with officials.

Bitstamp

Dutch Bitcoin Exchange Bitplaats Expands to Belgium

Joon Ian Wong

Belgian bitcoiners can now trade bitcoins on Bitplaats using Belgium’s online payments platform, Bancontact/Mister Cash.

Kraken

The worst swear word, a risky business, and playing by the numbers

John Law

Why is Belgium so nonchalant on bitcoin? Is Kraken right to focus on features over compliance? John Law investigates.