The EU is hijacking the term “circular economy.” 🚩
The concept of Bitcoin—open, decentralized currencies, no control, no government access—is being transformed into a political regulatory framework for material goods: raw materials, products, packaging, textiles, and waste.
The EU is preparing a Circular Economy Act, which is intended to establish the legal framework for a functioning circular economy in the single market by the end of 2026.
The goal: binding, target-oriented rules that will significantly accelerate the transition from a linear to a circular economy.
In practice, this means:
Mandatory recycling rates (e.g., PET bottles), mandatory labeling of recycled materials.
New rules for waste shipments, textile regulations, electronics, and waste.
Public procurement as a steering mechanism: Government agencies must increasingly purchase products that comply with circular economy principles.
Funding with “green” requirements: Funds are prioritized for projects that meet EU criteria.
Prohibitions: Single-use cigarettes, restrictions on ultra-fast fashion.
Digitalization: Material passports, tracking, traceability—more data requirements, more oversight.
This is not “green branding,” but a political framework designed to steer market decisions.
For Bitcoin and the Bitcoin community:
Mining, hardware, energy, and data will be subject to general environmental, energy, and electronics regulations.
No blanket bans on Bitcoin, but more indirect hurdles due to ESG and environmental requirements: Institutional investors, banks, and insurance companies tend to view Bitcoin as “unsustainable.”
The EU’s circular economy framework will not support Bitcoin as a circular monetary system, but will treat it as an environmental and infrastructure issue.
In practice: more control and regulation of the infrastructure, fewer direct “Bitcoin bans,” but more indirect hurdles due to ESG and environmental requirements.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/files/document/print/en/ip_25_1710/IP_25_1710_EN.pdf
