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Over 17,000 sign petition against Indian crypto ban: A petition with over 17,000 signatures was tabled against Indian Reserve Bank's much - criticized move of banning cryptocurrencies in the country.

Following a quote of recent news reports a member of parliament heard calling Bitcoin a «Ponzi scheme» often requesting the finance ministry to ban the cryptocurrency in the country.

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DUBAI, April 28 - Iran has developed an experimental local cryptocurrency, a government minister said on Saturday, days after the country's central bank banned trading in digital currencies including bitcoin.

An Iranian newspaper says the country's Central Bank has officially banned the use of cryptocurrencies in financial transactions in order to «prevent crimes such as money laundering and terrorism.»

Other Asian countries have since followed suit, with South Korea reportedly set to ban the use of anonymous accounts in cryptocurrency transactions as soon as this month.

It's an important development in South Korea, where regulators at one point considered altogether banning cryptocurrency exchanges in the country.

Banks in Chile have closed the accounts for three of the country's cryptocurrency trading platforms, sparking fears of an outright blanket ban in South America's wealthiest nation.

The issuance of new cryptocurrencies, which were banned in South Korea six months ago, has returned to the country via overseas listings for local trading.

DUBAI (Reuters)- Iran has developed an experimental local cryptocurrency, a government minister said on Saturday, days after the country's central bank banned trading in digital currencies including bitcoin.

On Thursday, January 11, 2018, reports from South Korea indicated that some of the nation's authorities are planning a ban on cryptocurrency trading in the country.

Some countries have become global advocates, while others have actively banned cryptocurrencies completely, with various shades in between.

We assess that as South Korea responds to these attempted thefts by increasing security (and possibly banning cryptocurrency trading) they will become harder targets, forcing North Korean actors to look to exchanges and users in other countries as well.

Iran has developed an experimental local cryptocurrency, a government minister said on Saturday, days after the country's central bank banned trading in digital currencies including bitcoin.

In the autumn of 2017 the country banned ICOs and closed some of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges.

For example, blockchain - related projects and cryptocurrency projects are banned in many countries since September 2017.

Lloyds Banking Group, the largest bank in the UK, has become the first major credit card provider in the country to ban its customers from using credit cards to buy cryptocurrencies, the Daily Telegraph reported today, Feb. 5.

With the ban in effect, some blockchain startups deserted the country and fled to cryptocurrency friendly countries like Switzerland and Estonia.

The biggest cryptocurrency news of late has been the order by the Chinese government to all Bitcoin exchanges operating in the country to close down, as well as the banning of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) in China.

Kazakhstan National Bank is considering a conservative move of completely banning any cryptocurrency - related operations in the country.

From the year 2013 till now, there has been a series of a ban of the cryptocurrency in several countries following the demerits that come along with it.

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The central bank of Malaysia has stated that cryptocurrencies would neither be banned nor recognized in the country, but the fate will depend on the public using them.

In fact, a half - dozen countries have gone as far as to ban bitcoin and related cryptocurrencies.

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And although there was some market clamor in September when China banned initial coin offerings (ICOs) and moved to shut down crypto exchanges in the country, the market for cryptocurrency trading has diversified significantly, and as such, the markets took far less time to recover.

Emerging Markets After the Chinese government banned local bitcoin exchanges from operating in the country some industrious people have begun going abroad to buy the cryptocurrency and reselling it in China for a premium...

The vice governor of China's central bank is reportedly seeking a wider ban on services related to cryptocurrency trading in the country.

The South Korean government was the cause of major turmoil in the global cryptocurrency market as rumors spread that they were planning to ban cryptocurrency trading across the country.

South Korea's government gave the strongest signal yet that it will allow cryptocurrency exchanges to keep operating in the country, a welcome development for traders who had feared an outright ban in one of the world's biggest markets for digital assets.

China's central bank is conducting research to issue the country's own sovereign digital currency, a move in parallel with similar efforts ongoing in Russia, even as the government has doubled down on banning the use and exchange of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

The National Bank of Kazakhstan wants to ban all trading and mining of cryptocurrencies in the country.

In such a tumultuous scenario when regulators of countries such as China are imposing a complete ban on ICO dealing, its sister from Japan is welcoming the cryptocurrency wave with open arms.

In 2014, Bolivia became the first country in South America to ban digital currencies like bitcoin, fearing that cryptocurrencies will diminish the power of the local currencIn 2014, Bolivia became the first country in South America to ban digital currencies like bitcoin, fearing that cryptocurrencies will diminish the power of the local currencin South America to ban digital currencies like bitcoin, fearing that cryptocurrencies will diminish the power of the local currency.

That ban, as well as warnings by regulators in other countries, has driven fears of a wider crackdown and prompted a sell - off that has helped wipe almost $ 60 billion off the total value of cryptocurrencies since they hit record highs at the start of the month, according to industry website Coinmarketcap.

Putin has said that all other cryptocurrencies will be banned in the country when the CryptoRuble launches by the end of this year.

On Monday, media reported that Chinese authorities were considering further reinforcement of its regulation framework banning both domestic and foreign cryptocurrency trading platforms in the country, several months after Beijing's crackdown on initial coin offerings (ICOs) in September.

While the cash - reliant country is facing stern regulations, participants of the local cryptocurrency industry do not believe India can «ban» cryptocurrencies through regulations in the same way China has.

South Korea had previously threatened to ban cryptocurrency trading in the country.

This could be attributed to the difficulties the Crypto space faced last week from FUD involving South Korean Justice department announcing a Crypto ban on noncompliance exchanges to Indonesia moving towards banning all Crypto related activities in the Country and Brazil declaring cryptocurrencies as a non-financial asset.

The Chinese government has already banned cryptocurrencies in general as well as all initial coin offerings (ICOs) throughout the entire country.

Even though Thailand has not banned the use of cryptocurrencies in the country, its central bank has announced that financial institutions will no longer offer crypto - related services.

People living in countries which ban cryptocurrency trading sites, can still use them anonymously by using a VPN.

Following the warning by the Central Bank of Namibia to its citizens to invest in bitcoin at their own risk and a promise to release an opinion paper on the adoption of bitcoin, Namibia has now officially banned the use of bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency in the country.

Despite turmoil like ICOs being banned in China and South Korea, cryptocurrencies in general coming under scrutiny in other countries, and internal divisions and infighting in the Bitcoin community, the price of bitcoin continued its steady trend upward, accelerating in the last few months of 2017 despite naysayers.

On Monday, a South Korean top financial regulator announced that the South Korean Ministry of Justice is considering banning all types of cryptocurrency transactions in the country to protect people against scams, even though an estimated 1 million South Koreans own bitcoin.

Last year, China's central bank, the People's Bank of China, enforced a blanket ban on all initial coin offerings (ICOs), a day after the Leading Group of Beijing Internet Financial Risks Remediation mandated the shuttering of cryptocurrency exchanges in the country.

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While the Chinese government has implemented various bans around cryptocurrency trading and use in the country this year, it appears to be more open to development in Blockchain technology as a whole.

China banned ICOs meaning that any projects that are raising money through cryptocurrency are now not allowed in a country that is one that has a large number of its citizens involved in cryptocurrencies — to the point where some are leasing planes to ship graphics cards for mining.

A few days ago, Iranian parliamentarian, Alaeddin Boroujerdi told media that Iran's «highest level» officials wish to ban Telegram by April 20 due to the app's monopoly position within the country and concerns that Telegram's cryptocurrency may «undermine the national currency» in Iran.