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A European lawmaker has called on authorities to introduce a ban on cryptocurrencies citing the current crisis in the banking sector as a reason. Johan Van Overtveldt, former finance minister in Belgium, believes these assets do not provide any economic or social value.
Member of the European Parliament, Johan Van Overtveldt, has insisted that governments should ban cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. His call comes amid a crisis triggered by the failure of several banking institutions, including two crypto-friendly banks in the US
“Another lesson to be learned from the current banking turmoil. Enforce a strict ban on cryptocurrencies,” the lawmaker, who has previously praised blockchain technology, tweeted on Friday. “Speculative poison and no economic or social added value. If a government bans drugs, it should also ban crypto,” he argued.
Another read to draw from the current banking commotie. Establish a strict ban on cryptocurrencies. Speculative gif a no simple economic or social added value. Once a public drug has been confirmed, cryptos must also be used.
— Johan Van Overtveldt (@jvanovertveldt) March 17, 2023
Van Overtveldt is a Belgian journalist and politician from the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) party, who served as the country’s finance minister between 2014 and 2018, in the government of Prime Minister Charles Michel.
He was elected to the European Parliament in 2019 where he has been chairman of the budget committee and represents the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group in the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON).
The ECR is a soft Eurosceptic, anti-federalist political group in the EU legislature. Free enterprise, minimal regulation, lower taxation, along with “small government as the ultimate catalyst for individual freedom and personal and national prosperity” are among the founding principles.
Overtveldt’s statement regarding cryptocurrencies follows the collapse of three US banks, two of which were involved in the crypto space, Silvergate Bank and Silicon Valley Bank. The consequences of these failures reached Europe, affecting Credit Suisse, a major investment bank on the old continent.
Europe has yet to fully regulate its crypto economy by enforcing a legislative package called Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA). EU institutions and member states agreed on the proposal last summer. It introduces rules for crypto service providers across the 27-strong bloc.
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