Belgium Demands Crypto Wallet Data in Anti-Piracy Effort
- Belgian authorities have ordered European domain registrars to disclose financial records, cryptocurrency wallet details, and technical logs of suspected pirate site operators.
- The order was issued by Belgium’s Department for Combating Online Infringement under the French-speaking Business Court of Brussels.
- Registrars must provide up to a year of connection logs, device details, and IP addresses linked to targeted accounts.
- The investigation focuses on illegal sports streaming networks, aiming to protect the sports economy.
- Three EU-based registrars—Hosting Concepts, Hostinger, and Key Systems—are named in the court orders.
Belgium has intensified its crackdown on digital piracy by mandating detailed disclosures from domain registrars about suspected operators involved in illegal activities like sports streaming. This move aims to safeguard the sports economy by targeting networks that undermine it through unauthorized broadcasts.
The court’s directive requires registrars to submit extensive data including cryptocurrency wallet addresses and transaction hashes, reflecting a comprehensive approach to tackling online infringement. (Source)
