claimed<\/a> that \u201cRussian money was behind the Zondacrypto cryptocurrency platform,\u201d which he alleged has \u201csupported political and social initiatives\u201d aligned with right\u2011wing groups in Poland. He told lawmakers that the firm\u2019s backing was tied \u201cnot only to Russian capital\u201d but also to \u201cgroups connected to the so\u2011called bratva, a term for Russian mafia organizations, as well as Russian security services.\u201d<\/p>\nTusk links Zondacrypto to Russian \u2018Bratva\u2019 and intelligence<\/h2>\n
According to Tusk, internal security agency findings show that Zondacrypto \u201csponsors political and social gatherings in Poland and champions very particular political factions,\u201d including politicians from the former ruling Law and Justice party and the far\u2011right Confederation. He highlighted the exchange\u2019s role as a \u201csignificant sponsor\u201d of a Conservative Political Action Conference event in Rzesz\u00f3w in March 2025, where Kristi Noem publicly backed Karol Nawrocki\u2019s presidential campaign.<\/p>\n
Tusk framed the latest vote as a security test, telling parliament there is \u201cno doubt that this market is extremely vulnerable to manipulation by foreign services, intelligence organizations, and criminal enterprises.\u201d In a post on X, he cast the regulatory fight as a straight choice between \u201cRussian money and services versus the security of the state and citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n
MiCA deadlock leaves Poland out of step with EU<\/h1>\n
The political clash comes after President Nawrocki twice blocked government efforts to align Poland with the EU\u2019s Markets in Crypto\u2011Assets framework. In February, he vetoed a second crypto\u2011asset bill he described as \u201cpractically identical\u201d to legislation he had already rejected in December 2025, arguing that the government\u2019s model was \u201cflawed\u201d and would hurt consumers and smaller firms.<\/p>\n
That stance has left Warsaw as a MiCA outlier. Without enabling legislation, Polish exchanges and wallet providers have no domestic route to start the licensing process required under EU rules, putting them at a disadvantage to peers in countries that are already issuing MiCA authorizations. A previous attempt to overturn an earlier veto also failed in December 2025, when parliament upheld Nawrocki\u2019s decision despite Tusk warning that unregulated platforms were \u201cparticularly vulnerable to manipulation by foreign intelligence services, organized crime, and mafias.\u201d<\/p>\n
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For now, Zondacrypto has not publicly commented in detail on the latest accusations, while the president\u2019s office insists it does not oppose crypto regulation per se but rejects the government\u2019s approach. As other EU members move ahead with MiCA licensing and enforcement, Poland\u2019s fight over whether its crypto market is a vector for Russian \u201cBratva\u201d money or a sector strangled by political point\u2011scoring is turning into a wider test of how national security, party financing and digital\u2011asset rules intersect in Europe.<\/p>\n
Related crypto.news coverage on regulation and security risks in digital assets includes an explainer on why the U.S. is pushing tokenization\u2011friendly accounting, an analysis of how Trump\u2011era regulatory pullbacks reshaped the SEC\u2019s crypto unit, and a report on MiCA\u2011aligned stablecoin rules emerging in other jurisdictions.<\/p>\n
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