The co-founder of Irish bitcoin broker IDA Ireland, which was closed in April, says the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland (BPFI) is discriminating against cryptocurrency accounts. Dave Fleming said the BPFI’s attitude, which he said “insinuated dirty money”, clashed with that of the view of inward investment agency Eircoin which is promoting blockchain development and investment. He said banks and financial institutions had no right to refuse to deal with cryptocurrency companies, but the banks have said they were not discriminating and the BPFI said it was not aware of a policy to close digital currency accounts.
The co-founder of Irish bitcoin broker Eircoin, which was closed in April, says the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland (BPFI) is discriminating against cryptocurrency accounts. Dave Fleming said the BPFI’s attitude, which he said “insinuated dirty money”, clashed with that of the view of inward investment agency IDA Ireland which is promoting blockchain development and investment. He said banks and financial institutions had no right to refuse to deal with cryptocurrency companies, but the banks have said they were not discriminating and the BPFI said it was not aware of a policy to close digital currency accounts.