The states of the European Union have convened to establish a new limit on cash purchases and to strengthen the controls on cryptocurrency transactions. On Nov. 6 the bloc agreed to put a limit of €10,000 ($10,557) on cash payments and to exert stronger oversight on crypto transactions of over 1,000 euros ($1,055). European Union to Limit Cash Usage, Ostensibly to Fight Money Laundering The countries of the European Union have announced a set of new directives to make more difficult the usage of cash and other alternative currencies like…