Is «any action... being considered to
ban the trading of bitcoin currency or cryptocurrency...?»
This time Mr. Shanmugaratnam was asked if the government was considering any action to
ban the trading of bitcoin and what measures would be taken to protect consumers against losses from investing in unregulated currency.
It is too early to say if they will succeed», he said answering questions from lawmakers about the possibility to
ban the trading of bitcoin and its alternatives.
China plans to
ban trading of bitcoin and other virtual currencies on domestic exchanges, dealing another blow to the $ 150 billion cryptocurrency market after the country outlawed initial coin offerings last week.
Malaysia's second finance minister has said the government will not
ban the trading of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, though it will remain cautious on the technology.
Bitcoin price took a huge fall on Friday after Caixin, a Chinese financial magazine, reported that Chinese Central Bank officials are working on rules to
ban the trading of Bitcoin and all other cryptocurrencies on Chinese exchanges.
Not exact matches
From a halt to virtual currency
trading on domestic exchanges to
banning initial coin offerings, regulators have taken a proactive role in shaping the stratospheric rise
of Bitcoin and its peers.
Crypto crackdown China, home to the world's biggest community
of Bitcoin miners, is cracking down on cryptocurrency activity, haling
trade of virtual currencies on domestic exchanges and
banning initial currency offerings.
China cracked down on cryptocurrencies in September 2017, with authorities
banning bitcoin trading and initial coin offerings after the People's Bank
of China said such activities could pose major financial risks to the world's second - largest economy.
It's only a matter
of time before China lifts its
ban on cryptocurrency exchanges, according to the entrepreneur behind what was once China's longest - running
bitcoin trading operations.
Worried over risks
of speculative
trading, in September South Korea
banned initial coin offerings, or raising money through
bitcoin or other virtual currencies.
Earlier in 2018, the price
of bitcoin fell overnight, following reports that South Korea had decided to
ban cryptocurrency
trading.
photo steemit.com Event Tuesday: Coinbase helps users with tax payments; South Korea will for the lifting
of the
ban ICO; In Thailand there is a law on supervision
of trade kryptowalutami; the European Central Bank appreciates
Bitcoin, but chooses the old road; the Japanese electricity supplier will use Blockchain; Little changes on the stock exchanges.
Stranger things have happened in a week when Goldman Sachs officially launched its
bitcoin trading desk and South Korea is pushing to legalize initial coin offerings instead
of banning them.
The confidence in
Bitcoin may break as a result
of unexpected changes such as: unfavorable legal regulations,
banning electronic legal tenders, introducing the prohibition on
trading in virtual currency in specific areas, imposing high taxes, creating competitive alternative currencies, deflation, and other factors which may significantly affect the shaping
of the exchange rate
of Bitcoin against other currencies.
Reports that Iran developed its own blockchain - based cryptocurrency also garnered some attention, as the news came just days after the country's central bank
banned bitcoin trading amid escalating concerns on money - laundering and volatility
of such digital coins.
Neil Wilson, a senior analyst at ETX Capital, said in an email on Tuesday morning: «
Bitcoin faces a regulatory crunch sooner or later and increasingly we see signs
of this starting to bite following South Korea's tentative plans to
ban trading on cryptocurrencies and China's move to shutter mines.
This
ban is a little bit surprising as Jack Dorsey, the CEO
of Twitter, is also the CEO
of Square, which has recently added
Bitcoin trading to its platform.
Some feel it was perhaps heavy handed with ICO's being
banned, bank accounts being frozen,
bitcoin miners being kicked out and nationwide
banning on the internet
of cryptocurrency
trading related sites.
A
ban of this nature would be significant because, at a particular stage in 2017, they made up over one - quarter
of the entire
trading activity for
bitcoin.
Prior to the imposition
of a nationwide
ban on Chinese exchanges, the Chinese
bitcoin exchange market accounted for around 10 to 13 percent
of global
bitcoin trades.
«It's impossible to
ban bitcoin and cryptocurrency
trading because the more you regulate, the more it will become popular,» Francesco Nazari Fusetti, co-founder and chief executive officer
of blockchain technology company Aidcoin said, as quoted by the Express.
The price
of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies dropped significantly today off the back
of «news» that South Korea's government might
ban trading exchanges.
There's also been plenty
of speculation around Korea's plans to regulate crypto, although the government has since clarified it doesn't plan an all - out
ban on
bitcoin and crypto
trading.
Banning cryptocurrencies like
Bitcoin is unfeasible, but the Dutch government wants to regulate the
trade in cryptocurrency internationally to address the improper use
of these digital coins, Minister Wopke Hoekstra
of Finance wrote in a letter to parliament, NU.nl reports.
Other than implicating a
ban on
Bitcoin cash
trading it also gained negative publicity with its announcement
of not allowing customers holding
Bitcoin to transfer the same into equivalent amount
of Bitcoin Cash following the splitting
of Bitcoin on August 1 2017.
Broker - based OTC
trades are typically high - volume in nature, so the effect
of the rumored
ban would be to shut out regular Chinese
bitcoin users, by making it impossible for them to buy or sell the virtual currency.
German Gref, the former Russian Minister
of Economy and
Trade and currently President
of Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia and Eastern Europe, stated that
bitcoins should not be
banned.
Prior to the
ban on ICOs and
bitcoin brokers, Chinese investors were responsible for a quarter
of all BTC
trades.
The
ban will keep the firm's nearly 17,000 financial advisers from suggesting
Bitcoin - related investments and advises against client requests to invest and
trade in the cryptocurrency, which has a history
of fluctuating wildly despite producing massive gains over the past year.
Banning of ICO and restricting
Bitcoin trading in China shocked investors around the globe.
Following false fears
of a
Bitcoin ban in India, the FUD storm continues as China looks to completely eradicate cryptocurrency
trading — but can they succeed?
Right after returning to the $ 1000 mark on the first day
of the year, China cracked down on multiple
bitcoin exchanges; margin
trading was
banned, which caused the price to plummet back down to 70 %.
Possibly hinting at tighter rules, the head
of the ISA, Shmuel Hauser, said the regulator will seek to
ban any company that has major involvement in
bitcoin trading from listing on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE).
Otitoju agrees, adding that while
Bitcoin could well be the future
of open, unregulated
trade, it still has its share
of controversies: «It's had a bit
of a shaky start, with Silk Road, the volatile
trading of the past few months, and the Chinese government
banning the official
trading of Bitcoin there.»
The perspective is increasingly rare; South Korea is in the midst
of a U-turn on its proposed crypto
trading ban after it was described as «ridiculing» the population, while in the US, JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon publicly admitted regretting calling
Bitcoin a «fraud» last year.
Within a week since the announcement
of PBoC was released, state - owned financial news publication Caixin reported that PBoC has been planning to
ban all
of the local
bitcoin exchanges and
trading platforms.
As reported in late December, Korean authorities first set upon enforcing a
ban on anonymous
trading of cryptocurrencies like
bitcoin as a means to crack down on financial fraud, tax evasion and money laundering.
According to Reuters, the head
of the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) Shmuel Hauser said in a business conference on Dec. 26 that a proposal will be presented to the ISA board next week, which seeks to
ban any company that has a major involvement in
bitcoin trading from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE).
The chairman
of the Israel Securities Authority (ISA), Shmuel Hauser, has announced that he would propose to the ISA board next week to
ban companies based on any cryptocurrency, including
Bitcoin, from
trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE).
With weekly help from News.
Bitcoin.com «s Kai Sedgwick, the current round
of news he labeled good, bad, and bizzare, noting Facebook's crypto ad
ban and whether that's a positive; Square's continued love for
bitcoin; more South Korea news; the entrance
of Samsung into the ecosystem; Tether's troubles; initial coin offering scams; El Petro's white paper from Venezuela's executive; and the Japanese app Line's launching
of crypto
trading.
SHANGHAI / BEIJING (Reuters)- China's largest
bitcoin exchanges are awaiting clarification from the government following more media reports that Beijing is planning to
ban trading of virtual currencies on domestic exchanges, but markets were largely subdued on Monday.
Update: It's possible that South Korea's government may not impose a blanket
ban on
Bitcoin trading in the country, but only seek to regulate activity and clamp down on unlicensed exchanges, according to Ran Neuner, host
of CNBC's Cryptotrader show.
However directives issued by Chinese government to
ban bitcoin trading and ICO dealings with an aim to safeguard investors from its volatility and unregulated functioning left crypto aficionados worldwide heartbroken and the price of Bitcoin getting derailed from its growth path for som
bitcoin trading and ICO dealings with an aim to safeguard investors from its volatility and unregulated functioning left crypto aficionados worldwide heartbroken and the price
of Bitcoin getting derailed from its growth path for som
Bitcoin getting derailed from its growth path for some time.
However, Chinese authorities have not
banned bitcoin trading itself or blocked access to foreign websites, including those run out
of Singapore and Hong Kong.
Sept. 22, The Paper news agency reported that the Chinese regulators not only
banned the exchange between
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and the Chinese Yuan, but they also called for all
trading of cryptocurrency to any fiat currency to end.
Several
of the country's largest
bitcoin trading exchanges announced that they would be closing by the end
of this month following legislation from the Chinese government
banning digital currencies as well as initial coin offerings.
A package
of regulatory announcements from Korea's Financial Services Commission this week served to
ban Bitcoin futures
trading, something which Japan conversely has said it will launch «as soon as possible» once relevant amendments are made to securities laws.
Second, in areas where
trading Bitcoin is
banned,
Bitcoin futures allow investors to still speculate on the price
of Bitcoin.
Prior to the nationwide
ban on Chinese exchanges, the mainland market accounted for 10 - 13 %
of global
bitcoin trades.