Minecraft, Candy Crush Among 11 Games in EU Virtual Currency Crackdown

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What happened

The guidelines exclude cryptocurrencies, leaving tokens outside a regime written for currencies bought with real money inside games.

Key facts

  • Reported by Decrypt and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:22:58 UTC.

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