Poland's parliamentary clash over cryptocurrency regulation

Poland's Sejm is debating four competing cryptocurrency bills: a government draft, a presidential version, a proposal from the Confederation party, and a less restrictive bill from the centrist Poland 2050 movement. Poland 2050 MP Paweł Śliz argues his draft, which lowers supervisory fees and removes excess rules, is the only one likely to become law after two earlier bills were vetoed by the president. The proposals affect about three million Polish crypto investors.

Within the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, an internal dispute has emerged. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki publicly opposed a PiS‑drafted ban that would allow the Internal Security Agency to block crypto accounts, require telecoms to block related websites, and impose up to ten years' imprisonment for crypto activity. He warned that such extreme measures undermine market predictability, even as he acknowledges tokenisation as a growing trend. Former deputy prime minister Jacek Sasin defended the ban, highlighting party unity concerns. The split illustrates the broader political struggle over how tightly to regulate the emerging crypto market in Poland.