Bollcoin reported on October 18, citing Bitcoin.com News, that the European Union and eight countries—Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, and the United Kingdom—signed an additional protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (the "Warsaw Convention"). The protocol brings virtual assets and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) within its scope, aiming to combat transnational crimes such as money laundering and terrorist financing carried out using crypto assets.