New regulations set for next week will further the ban already in place by introducing a system to verify a person's identity before they can make a transaction. (businessinsider.my)
Reuters and other media had reported this week, citing sources, that China planned to further ban exchanges that allowed virtual currency trading but the regulator has yet to make an announcement. (fortune.com)
While China closed all cryptocurrency exchanges and looks to be about to block citizens» access to websites of overseas services too, South Korea has so far banned only crypto trading from virtual accounts. (links2exchange.net)