Romania

Law

Romania Drafts Bill to Regulate Electronic Money

Muyao ShenJul 5, 2018

Romania has drafted an emergency ordinance to regulate cryptocurrency issuing.

Romania

Romania’s Oldest Bitcoin Exchange Is Shutting Down Next Week

Nikhilesh DeApr 26, 2018

BTCxChange announced it was closing its platform on May 1, and advised customers to withdraw all funds before then.

Exchanges

Crypto Exchange Owner Admits Laundering $1.8M in Online Auctions Fraud

Sebastian Sinclair Paddy BakerJun 12, 2020

The owner of Romanian crypto exchange CoinFlux has admitted to laundering money in a fraudulent scheme involving fake eBay ads and a car wash.

Exchanges

Romanian Bitcoin Exchange Shuts Down

Pete RizzoSep 14, 2016

Romanian bitcoin exchange BTCXchange has officially closed down.

Startups

Payments Firm Backs ‘Crazy’ Offline Bitcoin Transactions Experiment

Pete RizzoJun 30, 2015

Romanian mobile payments provider Netopia mobilPay is now backing a proposal to leverage microSD cards to conduct offline bitcoin transactions.

Romania

ATMs

Bitcoin-to-Cash Service Bit2Me Cancels Fees to Stay Competitive

Yessi Bello Perez

Bitcoin-to-cash service Bit2Me has cancelled its commission fees in a bid to remain competitive in the Spanish market.

Exchanges

Future Unclear for Romanian Bitcoin Exchange as Users Withdraw Funds

Pete Rizzo

BTCXchange, Romania's only order-book bitcoin exchange, has issued a statement asking all users to withdraw funds over security risks.

Political Donations

Romanian Presidential Candidate Accepts Bitcoin Donations

Nermin Hajdarbegovic

Romanian lawmaker Remus Cernea has announced that he will be accepting bitcoin donations during his run for presidency.