{"id":91999,"date":"2026-05-13T09:01:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=91999"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:01:31","slug":"polands-pis-proposes-total-crypto-ban-as-lawmakers-review-digital-asset-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=91999","title":{"rendered":"Poland\u2019s PiS Proposes Total Crypto Ban As Lawmakers Review Digital Asset Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As Lawmakers open debate on four competing crypto bills, Poland\u2019s former governing party has shifted its stance and introduced legislation to ban all digital asset activities in the country.<\/p>\n

Sejm To Debate Crypto Legislation, Total Ban Proposals<\/h2>\n

On Tuesday, the Sejm, the lower chamber of the Polish parliament, began reviewing various bills to regulate the crypto market in Poland, following lawmakers\u2019 failure to overturn<\/a> President Karol Nawrocki\u2019s veto of earlier legislation on the sector.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the session, the Law and Justice (PiS) withdrew its crypto market bill after four of the party\u2019s MPs pulled their support, and submitted a new bill pushing a total ban on digital asset-related activities in the country.<\/p>\n

According to local reports<\/a>, Sejm Speaker W\u0142odzimierz Czarzasty criticized PiS\u2019s shift, calling the change \u201castonishing\u201d as the party\u2019s proposal was scheduled for its first reading this week, and one of the bills to be reviewed today was filed by President Nawrocki, whom the party backs.<\/p>\n

The other crypto bills submitted to the Sejm include proposals from the government and opposition parties Poland 2050 and Confederation.<\/p>\n

The government and presidential bills are broadly similar, the report noted, with the primary differences being the Financial Supervision Authority\u2019s power to freeze<\/a> crypto accounts and the scale of fines for individuals who commit fraud.<\/p>\n

While the Ministry of Finance\u2019s draft proposes a maximum penalty of PLN 25 million, or $6.9 million, for obstructing inspections, the president\u2019s text sets it at PLN 20 million, or $4.5 million.<\/p>\n

Czarzasty revealed that the four bills concerning crypto market legislation will be reviewed and debated this week, and the PiS ban proposal will be considered after the process for the other bills is completed. The second reading of the bills is scheduled for Thursday, May 14.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the first decision is as follows: first, we will proceed with the four bills entering the Sejm today; once the legislative process for these bills is complete, we will proceed with the PiS parliamentary club\u2019s bill, provided the club does not withdraw it,\u201d the Sejm Speaker stated.<\/p>\n

Zondacrypto Controversy Fuels Veto Debate<\/h2>\n

Czarzasty also renewed questions about the recent Zondacrypto controversy, including its alleged links to Polish political parties and Russian organized crime, and pressed for an explanation as to why President Nawrocki vetoed the Crypto-Asset Market Act twice.<\/p>\n

For context, Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused crypto firm Zondacrypto of being backed<\/a> by Russian money and having sponsored lawmakers who opposed digital asset regulation.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the failed vote to overturn Nawrocki\u2019s veto of the law last month, Tusk claimed that the blocking of regulations by some Polish politicians signaled they were serving the interests of the company.<\/p>\n

Tusk affirmed that the firm \u201csponsors political and social events in Poland and promotes very specific political forces,\u201d including by financing politicians from PiS and Confederation parties. He also claimed that the president was fully aware of Zondacrypto\u2019s situation when he vetoed the proposed regulations.<\/p>\n

However, Zbigniew Bogucki, head of the president\u2019s office, responded to the accusations, asserting that Nawrocki was not opposing Poland\u2019s digital asset market regulation, but that the government had proposed a \u201cflawed\u201d regulatory model.<\/p>\n

As reported<\/a> by Bitcoinist, the president\u2019s office had stated that the president was trying to prevent \u201coverregulation\u201d and abuse of the \u201clegal mess\u201d proposed by the Polish government.<\/p>\n

S\u0142awomir Mentzen, leader of the Confederation party, said the new legislation would have \u201cdestroyed the Polish cryptocurrency market.\u201d Similarly, Polish economist Krzysztof Piech praised the president\u2019s decision, affirming that it \u201cviolated the Polish Constitution and was contrary to the EU regulation it was supposed to implement in Poland.\u201d<\/p>\n

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