At a press conference this morning, Justice minister Park Sang - ki said that the government is drafting a bill that would
ban all trading of virtual currencies on exchanges located in South Korea.
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.
In January, a senior Chinese central banker said authorities should
ban trading of virtual currencies as well as individuals and businesses that provide related services.
South Korean law enforcement agencies are raiding local cryptocurrency exchanges to look into tax evasion, while the government is simultaneously considering
banning the trade of virtual currencies there, reports Reuters.
Last week, the Justice Ministry said it planned to
ban the trading of virtual currency in exchanges altogether, but the Economic Ministry rebutted this.
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Separately, a senior Chinese central banker said authorities should
ban centralized
trading of virtual currencies as well as individuals and businesses that provide related services.
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.
Worried over risks
of speculative
trading, in September South Korea
banned initial coin offerings, or raising money through bitcoin or other
virtual currencies.
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.
Many governments and regulators have issued sufficient risk warnings — including on liquidity risk — on
virtual currency usage, or like the Government
of China,
banned them from
trading.
Prices
of cryptocurrencies climbed overnight during the Asian
trading session, despite looming news reports out
of China that
virtual currency trading might be
banned in the world's second - largest economy.
The Chinese government previously
banned initial coin offerings and halted
trading of virtual currencies on local exchanges for a period in 2017.
Fear
of regulation has prompted a petition to the Blue House, South Korea's equivalent
of the US» White House, that the government not
ban virtual currency trading.
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The nation will prioritize transparency in
trading of virtual currency within the boundaries
of the current law, and block illegal and unfair activities, but ruled out
banning trading.
The nation will prioritize transparency in
trading of virtual currency within the boundaries
of the current law, and block illegal and unfair activities, but it stopped short
of banning trading.
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.
On Dec. 28, the South Korean government announced its plans to
ban the use
of anonymous
virtual accounts for cryptocurrency
trading in an effort to «curb
virtual currency speculation», local news agency Yonhap reported.
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.
Just recently the government and the bank
of Indonesia revealed it may
ban virtual currency trading with the local
currency the rupiah.
According to Maeil Business, the Ministry
of Personnel Management issued a document entitled «
Virtual currency holdings and transaction - related information for civil servants» stating that officials who are found to be involved in cryptocurrency
trading are «in violation
of the prohibition
of forbearance obligations under the civil servants» law» and are subject to disciplinary actions, especially if the
banned activities occur during work hours.
«There are great concerns regarding
virtual currencies and the justice ministry is basically preparing a bill to
ban cryptocurrency
trading through exchanges,» Minister
of Justice, Park Sang - ki, was quoted, according to Reuters.
China has
banned the use
of virtual currency in the
trade of real goods and services in a bid to limit its possible impact on the financial system.
«There are great concerns regarding
virtual currencies and the justice ministry is basically preparing a bill to
ban cryptocurrency
trading through exchanges,» Minister
of Justice, Park Sang - ki, was quoted, according to
South Korea is planning a bill to
ban cryptocurrency
trading as a clampdown on
virtual currencies gathers pace in one
of world's most exuberant markets.
Yang Haipo has stated his belief that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies will continue to be
traded throughout China despite the crackdown, emphasizing the challenges associated with attempting to enforce a
ban on bitcoin due to the fluidity
of virtual currencies.
«ICOs and
virtual currency trading did not completely withdraw from China following the official
ban... after the closure
of the domestic
virtual currency exchanges, many people turned to overseas platforms to continue participating in
virtual currency transactions,» the Financial News article said.
Despite its latest warning, the finance ministry has not implemented a total
ban on
virtual currency trading and has not announced any measures that will curb the adoption and
trading of digital
currencies in India.