Crypto Bill Veto Stands: Poland’s Stand Against EU Regulations
- Poland’s parliament couldn’t get around the president’s veto, so Poland is the only EU country that doesn’t follow MiCA crypto rules.
- The bill wanted to make sure that digital assets were watched more closely to meet EU standards, but worries about freedom and safety stopped it.
- President Karol Nawrocki said that threats to the rights of Poles were a big reason for the block.
Poland is different from the rest of the EU because it doesn’t follow the EU’s unified rules for cryptocurrencies. On December 5, 2025, the Sejm, Poland’s lower house of parliament, didn’t have enough votes to overturn President Karol Nawrocki’s veto of an important crypto bill. Warsaw is the last city to sign on to the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, which tries to make rules the same across the EU.
The bill, which was introduced earlier in 2025, was meant to make it harder to use cryptocurrencies. This is in line with MiCA’s goals of better protecting consumers and keeping the market stable. MiCA will be fully in effect by 2024 and will cover everything from stablecoins to trading platforms to make sure that digital assets are safer to use.
President Nawrocki vetoed the law on December 1, 2025, saying it was a threat to the “freedoms of Poles.” He was afraid that stricter rules could hurt people’s rights and even put national security at risk. The bill’s supporters, including Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government, wanted it to modernize Poland’s fintech sector and keep up with other EU countries.
People tried to pass the override vote, but it didn’t work. Different groups were against it because they were afraid of too much regulation. Poland has disagreed with EU policies in the past, but when it comes to crypto, it is the only one.
