Poland’s lower house passed a sanctions bill that would allow the interior minister to freeze listed individuals’ and companies’ crypto assets without a prior court order. The measure is not a blanket freeze on crypto holdings in Poland, and it still requires further approval before becoming law.
Foresight News, citing crypto.news in a report published on November 9, 2026, at 20:06:33 UTC+8, said lawmakers approved the Restrictive Measures Act on November 6 by 240 votes to 202.
What the bill would allow
The legislation would establish a national sanctions list covering individuals and organizations deemed threats to Polish security, including those involved in specified forms of foreign interference.
The interior minister could place individuals or businesses on that list and issue administrative decisions freezing their bank accounts, crypto assets and other property without first obtaining a court order. Those sanctioned could appeal to an administrative court, but an appeal would not automatically suspend the freeze.
What it means for crypto holders
Banks and crypto exchanges holding assets for sanctioned customers would have to enforce the freezing orders. For self-custody wallets, enforcement would depend on whether authorities could identify the relevant assets.
That distinction matters: the reported powers target parties on the national sanctions list, rather than crypto holders generally. The report does not establish that authorities could reliably identify or freeze all self-custodied assets.
Further approval still required
At the time of the report, the bill still needed Senate consideration and President Karol Nawrocki’s signature to take effect. Nawrocki had previously vetoed Poland’s legislation implementing the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, or MiCA, three times. That history does not establish how he would handle this sanctions bill.