Overview
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk told parliament Friday that crypto exchange Zondacrypto used Russian mafia money and ties to security services to fund his opponents.
- He said the firm backed politicians from Law and Justice and Confederation and sponsored a CPAC event in Rzeszów in March 2025 where Kristi Noem endorsed Karol Nawrocki.
- Poland remains stuck outside the EU’s MiCA system after President Karol Nawrocki vetoed two alignment bills, which leaves exchanges and wallet providers without a domestic route to apply for EU licenses.
- Tusk framed the pending override vote as a national security test, while the president’s office said it supports oversight but rejects the government’s model as harmful to consumers and smaller firms.
- Zondacrypto has not answered the new claims in detail, and the company told Polish media it is cooperating with authorities as lawmakers prepared to vote on overturning the veto.