Dutch-speaking crypto outlets in the Netherlands and Belgium experienced severe traffic losses in February 2025, with 76% of sites declining despite the absence of new crypto media laws in either country.

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The Netherlands and Belgium didn’t pass new crypto media laws, but that didn’t protect anyone from Google. Dutch-speaking outlets took heavy hits in February. Out of 21 sites, over 76% lost traffic. Bitcoinexchangenederland.nl got wrecked—down 92.96%. Bitcoin Koers dropped more than 50%.

In February, as early algorithmic effects began to surface, 76.19% of Dutch-language crypto outlets experienced traffic declines.