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Polish Senate Halts Fast-Track Review of Revived Crypto Bill Until January

The upper chamber will revisit the unchanged MiCA-alignment proposal next month after officials objected to a Sejm amendment cutting fees for the KNF.

Overview

  • The Sejm reapproved the Crypto-Asset Market Act by 241 votes and sent the identical, previously vetoed text to the Senate.
  • The Senate Budget and Public Finance Committee withdrew a motion to pass the bill without changes and postponed further work to January.
  • Deputy Finance Minister Jurand Drop criticized a Sejm-introduced cut to KNF supervisory fees from 0.4% to 0.1%, signaling executive pushback.
  • President Karol Nawrocki vetoed the bill earlier this month over ambiguity, regulatory overreach and potential 'one-click' domain blocking, and he retains veto power if it returns to his desk.
  • Backers say the law would align Poland with the EU’s MiCA rules, while critics warn it exceeds EU standards by granting KNF broad website-blocking powers and imposing high compliance costs.