There's definitely something brewing on the horizon for the EU, and as with all the past moves on financial regulation, this has started with somewhat low-key informal discussions with industry leaders. This is what happened a month ago in Brussels when some EU ministers and the ECB met behind closed doors with a coupld of blockchain firms and even a Chinese miner. Central theme to the meeting? Cryptocurrency regulation.

The blueprint's already there to be honest. Meanwhile Finma in Switzerland's almost in the final phases up its first investigation into ICOs. 2018's going to be a very revealing year for European governments and central banks.