The EU has revised existing anti - money laundering protection to make it harder for terrorists and money - users to use virtual currencies and other financial vehicles such as prepaid cards . A month later the parliament proposed a task force on virtual currencies to further research the technology. Virtual currency exchanges and their providers now fall under the remit of the EU 's Anti - Money Laundering Act , requiring them to end the anonymity associated with such exchanges .
The EU has revised existing anti - money laundering protection to make it harder for terrorists and money - users to use virtual currencies and other financial vehicles such as prepaid cards . Virtual currency exchanges and their providers now fall under the remit of the EU 's Anti - Money Laundering Act , requiring them to end the anonymity associated with such exchanges .