Poland is tightening the control of the cryptocurrency exchange market, which is in line with the measures within the European Union’s MiCA framework. The new law designates KNF with the ability to retain crypto accounts for 4 days in a criminal case if it seems that the transactions are linked to a crime. 

If the prosecutors sign off on this, then the preliminary step of restricting the defendant from further use of the assets can be extended for six months at most.

This regulation has resulted in significant stress for cryptocurrency investors in Poland, as they might start worrying about the prolonged freezing of their accounts without precise guidance. 

Officials who are not transparent could lead to an atmosphere of uncertainty and perhaps the use of such authority on an incorrect basis. This is exacerbated by the ongoing attempts of the Revenue Department to introduce new tax legislation that would include cryptocurrency service providers in the tax net.

Authorities claim that these new regulatory frameworks fall under MiCA’s expectations. KNF is responsible for setting the pace by putting these stricter controls in place, thus forming the legal grounds for the smooth operation of the cryptocurrency market. Among the activities through which the KNF plans on gaining effectiveness in judging is freezing accounts. The aim of this is to ensure that investors are protected.

The size of Poland’s crypto community is impressive, as 15 million of the population are involved in it, representing 15% of the country’s inhabitants. But the fact of the matter is that without setting defined regulations, large cryptocurrency exchanges were unable to be established. Some of these trading platforms have even decided to move their transactional processes outside the country.

The implementation of the rigorous regulation rules defined in MiCA can be the stepping stone for the emergence of domestic crypto exchanges. This is indeed important, given that the Polish population has a higher chance of bettering their lives in a more promising cryptocurrency business environment.

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