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EU Joins 8 Nations to Sign Warsaw Protocol on Crypto Crime
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The new treaty modernizes the Warsaw Convention treaty, adding crypto assets to its scope and expanding the attributions of financial intelligence units over these assets, highlighting the importance of international cooperation and reducing response times for information requests between countries.
Key facts
- Council of Europe member states adopted these new provisions in May 2026 as the bloc seeks to strengthen the EU’s fiscal and criminal toolset to bring crypto assets under effective oversight
- With this Protocol, none will have to,” said the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, highlighting the increased cooperation that will derive from this new protocol
- Affected parties will have priority in reclaiming confiscated assets under the protocol, and sums of over 10,000 euros will be equally distributed across the countries involved in the retrieval
- France’s Council of State has rejected an emergency bid by Bull Bitcoin and Paymium to halt a decree enforcing the…
Summary
The EU and 8 nations signed a Warsaw Convention protocol to combat crypto-funded crime and terrorism. The agreement enables instant asset freezes and expands financial units’ power to halt suspicious transactions. Recovered funds over €10,000 will be split among involved nations, with provisions for public interest reuse. The European Union and a group of other countries are stepping up their regulatory frameworks to deal with the rising adoption of cryptocurrency assets for illicit purposes and to finance terrorist activities.