Belgium Seeks Crypto Wallet Data From EU Registrars in Piracy Probe
Key TakeawaysBelgiums BAPO ordered domain registrars to submit financial, IP, and account details of pirate operators.Court orders named host Hostinger among entities compelled to share data to shield the sports economy.Experts question if cross-border demands will survive scrutiny under the EU Digital Services Act. Crackdown on Digital Piracy Belgian authorities have escalated their efforts to combat digital piracy by issuing sweeping demands to European domain registrars, requiring them to turn over financial records, cryptocurrency wallet details, and technical logs linked to suspected pirate site operators. According to a local report, the directives were issued by Belgiums Department for Combating Online Infringement under orders from the French-speaking Business Court of Brussels. Unlike standard enforcement measures that focus on domain-level website blocking, the new orders require domain registrars and a registry to disclose comprehensive identification data of site operators. The requested information includes full names, physical addresses, telephone numbers, financial records—such as complete IBAN details and credit card information—and cryptocurrency wallet addresses alongside transaction hashes. Discover more Exploring Engineering Solutions Trading Foreign Currencies Online Building An Exchange Traded Fund Portfolio Registrars are also required to provide up to 12 months of connection logs, device details, and IP addresses associated with targeted user accounts. The documents released by the department conceal the









