According to the publication DW, the new rules will apply to the exchange of online platforms for Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies.

As the European Commissioner for Justice Vera Yurova noted, this agreement will bring more transparency to improve the fight against money laundering, and cut off the flow of money for terrorists.

Among other things, the new EU rules require bitcoin platforms and online "wallets" to crypto-identify users, introduce limited use of prepaid cards for settlements.

They also allow investigating authorities to have more access to information, to bank registries, and to provide "persons with reasonable interest" access to data on trust.

This decision of the European Union was made on the wave of rapid growth of the bitcoin rate, which has risen more than 1700 percent for the current year.

As previously reported in URA-Inform, in Chicago on the exchange of options CBOE (Chicago Board Options Exchange) began trading in futures and crypto currency bitcoin. It is reported that the opening of trading the value of futures amounted to 15 thousand. dollars, and at the time of closing, their price exceeded 18.5 thousand. dollars.