According to the report, because cryptocurrency exchanges and wallet providers are under no obligation to identify suspicious activity, terrorist groups are able to transfer money into the EU's financial system, taking full advantage of the degree of anonymity provided
by virtual currency platforms.
Not exact matches
FinTech Trends The launch of the blockchain - enabled asset trading
platform Nasdaq Linq, Goldman Sachs» filing of a patent for a securities settlement system based on a new
virtual currency called SETLcoin, and the continued rise of blockchain banking consortium R3 all point to a race
by financial institutions to harness the power of the blockchain.
a fact - finding inquiry into the policies and practices of
platforms used
by consumers to trade
virtual or «crypto»
currencies.»
The liquidity and utility of KickCoins will be provided
by the possibility of using this
virtual currency on the KICKICO
platform as payment for various services.
At that moment, IAP was not natively supported
by the Windows Phone
platform, so we used a framework developed
by Microsoft specifically for Xbox LIVE games, and paying for these was done with Microsoft Points, a
virtual currency used in the Xbox ecosystem.
When a user engages in a payment transaction utilizing our
virtual currency for the purchase of a
virtual or digital good from a
Platform developer, we reduce the user's
virtual currency balance
by the price of the purchase, which is a price that is solely determined
by the
Platform developer.
Likewise, the Treasury of the United Kingdom stated that they are «working to address concerns about the use of cryptocurrencies
by negotiating to bring
virtual currency exchange
platforms and some wallet providers within anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regulation.»
In short, China is aware that
virtual currency trading still exists despite its best efforts to curb it domestically, and it now plans to step up enforcement
by purposefully blocking access to certain sites and
platforms.
The crypto community appears to have largely welcomed Facebook's new policy, with many bitcoin veterans viewing social media as an advertising medium embraced
by Ponzi schemes and opportunists seeking to cash in on the speculative boom surrounding
virtual currencies will little intention of delivering robust services or
platforms.
It states that «there is a risk that
virtual currency transfers may be used
by terrorist organisations to conceal transfers», prompting the Commission to extend «the scope of the AMLD to include
virtual currency exchange
platforms.»
A Treasury spokesman, quoted
by the Telegraph, said on Sunday: «We intend to update regulations to bring
virtual currency exchange
platforms into Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing regulation.»
Uphold, the well - known
platform and
virtual currency exchange based in the cloud has recently decided to break through new horizons and possibly attract new clients and investors
by including the digital coin Ripple (XRP) on their
platform.
«Any proposed federal regulation of
virtual currency platforms should be carefully tailored to the risks posed
by relevant trading activity and enhancing efforts to prosecute fraud and manipulation.»