Not exact matches
South Korea's new management - minded approach is a dramatic turnaround
from its energetic regulatory crackdown on
cryptocurrency exchanges this past year, alarmed at a heated market that saw local prices of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies
in South Korea
trade for higher than international levels.
The Dutch family of five is
in the process of selling pretty much everything they own —
from their 2,500 - square - foot house, to their shoes — and
trading it
in for the popular
cryptocurrency.
A head of the European Union's watchdog said a short - term strategy could be to focus on applying anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules, warning consumers of the risk of
trading in cryptocurrencies and preventing banks
from holding them.
While
in South Korea for the Winter Olympics, CNBC's Carl Quintanilla takes a look at the surge
in cryptocurrency trading in the country and what regulations could come
from the government.
Chinese bitcoin exchange BTCChina said on Thursday that it would stop all
trading from Sept. 30, setting off a further slide
in the value of the
cryptocurrency that left it over 30 percent away
from the record highs it hit earlier
in the month.
Big Money Movers As signs of life
from Bitcoin begin to make waves
in the broader
cryptocurrency market, the amount of high - volume, off - exchange
trades is starting to pick up.
Earlier
in March, it was revealed that South Korea's government had banned all its officials
from holding and
trading cryptocurrencies.
Sweden's Financial Supervisory Authority will not take any action
in response to a Scandinavian bank's recent decision to ban its employees
from trading cryptocurrencies, even when they are off the clock.
«I see the memo as the CFTC cautioning its employees on the ethical issues that could be raised by their
trading in cryptocurrencies, encouraging them to consider and seek advice
from the CFTC ethics team before
trading in cryptocurrencies, noting that employees may not transact
in cryptocurrencies if they have nonpublic information about them
from their work at the CFTC, and advising that those who participate
in CFTC dealings related to
cryptocurrencies may not
trade in them for conflict of interest reasons.»
The panel meeting came after regulators
in Israel offered up proposals that would keep companies
from trading on the main stock exchange if their focus was with
cryptocurrencies.
Aside
from cracking down on ICOs and
cryptocurrency trade, regulators have not yet made up their mind about blockchain development, especially
in the financial industry, Chen noted.
The «modern technology services» discussed
in the report point to
cryptocurrencies and their usage to launder money derived
from the illicit
trade of firearms, drugs, human trafficking, and other organized crime.
«While the controls led the Jan - July
trade volume to fall
from $ 9 billion to less than $ 1 billion, Bitcoin and other
cryptocurrencies rallied 4X
in that time period.
In one of its Financial Services Policy updates, Google has decided to ban advertisements promoting
cryptocurrencies and the related content which includes initial coin offerings (ICOs),
cryptocurrency exchanges,
cryptocurrency wallets, and
cryptocurrency trading advice, starting
from June this year.
Investors and exchanges
in South Korea were bracing themselves for what was understood as a potential government - issued ban on
cryptocurrency trading; but conflicting reports
from different parts of the government are now surfacing, leaving the global community rocking on its heels.
As financial institutions» interest
in trading cryptocurrencies explodes, Andreessen Horowitz is leading a group of influential venture capitalists to protect
cryptocurrencies from being classified as securities.
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.
Financial services group Nordea, which banned its employees
from engaging
in off - the - clock
cryptocurrency trading earlier this year, said at the time that financial institutions often «restrict the personal account dealing of staff to prevent them taking positions
in speculative investments, or which might expose them to a risk of financial loss and therefore impact their financial standing.»
Japanese
cryptocurrency traders exceed 3 million: Japan is one of the most crypto - friendly countries out there with more than 3 million Japanese
trading in cryptocurrency according to the latest figures
from its Financial Services Agency (FSA).
In 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a «John Doe» summons in an bid to examine intensity investors who might have underreported or unsuccessful to news income from gains while trade cryptocurrencie
In 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a «John Doe» summons
in an bid to examine intensity investors who might have underreported or unsuccessful to news income from gains while trade cryptocurrencie
in an bid to examine intensity investors who might have underreported or unsuccessful to news income
from gains while
trade cryptocurrencies.
Robin Zhu, chief operating officer at Huobi, is quoted as saying
in January 2017: «The regulator wanted to grab a big picture of how significant
cryptocurrency trading was
in China — how does bitcoin work; where does the money come
from; where does it go to; how do people make and lose money?»
The consensus for the sentiment shift
from bearish to bullish seems to be the positive and mature outlook offered on the
cryptocurrency sector by Christopher Giancarlo, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (CFTC) during his testimony
in front of the Senate Banking Committee last Tuesday.
And we profited several times
from the
cryptocurrency mania (once doubling our money
in four
trading days!).
ZEC's retreat
from the record high of $ 955.26 could be associated with overbought technical conditions and broad - based drop
in cryptocurrency prices due to fears of
trading restrictions
in South Korea.
This might leave
cryptocurrency investors
in the dark
in the event of «[thefts] of vast sums of virtual currency
from customer accounts, sudden and poorly explained
trading outages, possible market manipulation, and difficulties when withdrawing funds
from accounts.»
WazirX is a newly launched
cryptocurrency exchange, started
trading from 8th March, aims to become the most trusted
cryptocurrency exchange operating
in India.
The Thai regulator approved a tax on the
trade in cryptocurrency, allegedly
in order to protect «naive merchants»
from the loss of personal funds.
In particular, the organization raised concerns about leveraged trading of cryptocurrencies, though it acknowledged that the low correlation between cryptocurrencies and other assets «suggests that the risk of spillovers from idiosyncratic price moves in crypto assets to the wider market may be limited at this point.&raqu
In particular, the organization raised concerns about leveraged
trading of
cryptocurrencies, though it acknowledged that the low correlation between
cryptocurrencies and other assets «suggests that the risk of spillovers
from idiosyncratic price moves
in crypto assets to the wider market may be limited at this point.&raqu
in crypto assets to the wider market may be limited at this point.»
In mid-January of 2018, the PBoC prohibited payment providers
from facilitating
cryptocurrency trades.
In the same time, retail customers will have the opportunity to
trade cryptocurrencies from any usual broker, stock exchange and exchanger.
For example,
in both cases, each purchaser
in the ICO is prohibited
from purchasing more than $ 2,500 worth of coins (unless detailed know - your - client and suitability reviews on the purchaser are conducted) and Impak and Tokenfunder are restricted
from listing and
trading their coins on any
cryptocurrency exchange unless prior approval is obtained
from their respective provincial securities regulators.
Therefore, profits generated through investing
in or
trading cryptocurrency are taxed
in the same ways that profits
from stocks are taxed.
This new platform is meant to give customers of regulated and certified brokers access to listing participants and
cryptocurrency trading via traditional
trading terminals where they will be able to buy, sell, deposit and withdraw
in cryptocurrency from trading accounts.
While
trading with CFDs seems like a very desirable investment proposition short - term, what if you think that Ethereum is the
cryptocurrency you want to invest
in a long - term and want to hold it for a longer period of time to benefit
from a long - term growth potential.
This ranges
from identifying time trends
in transaction data, to creating price prediction models, to estimating the relationship between flows of
cryptocurrencies to exchanges and subsequent
trading activity.
Our members come
from various levels of experience
in cryptocurrency trading, investing and development.
But whereas
in 1637 the average participant
in the Dutch tulip market had a fairly good idea about what was being promised, as 2018 dawns, confusion abounds about exactly what Bitcoin and other
cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum (Figure 2), Litecoin, and Dash are; how they differ
from other currencies or commodities; and whether
trading them
in warrants any special policy attention.
With the assistance of venture capital
from famous investors, the exchange has managed to dominate the
cryptocurrency trading industry, taking the lead position
in many regions.
In 2016, as he watched the cryptocurrency boom from his office at a proprietary trading firm in London, he realized his initial judgment had been mistake
In 2016, as he watched the
cryptocurrency boom
from his office at a proprietary
trading firm
in London, he realized his initial judgment had been mistake
in London, he realized his initial judgment had been mistaken.
AGB: «It's possible that I'm currently at a local peak, especially since some of the «frothy» interest
in cryptocurrencies from three months ago has disappeared, and overall
trading volume has decreased.
«The very strong start to the year resulted
from a period of relatively volatile markets and high levels of interest
in the company's
cryptocurrency CFDs offering, and
in turn encouraged high levels of new customer sign ups and record
trading in Q1 2018.»
In the meantime, CNR said the exchange has continued to offer over-the-counter (OTC)
trading that makes
cryptocurrency buying and selling available for investors
from mainland China.
From the perspective of the Russian state, encouraging bitcoin - based
trading could facilitate growth
in Russian fintech firms like Alpari — allowing such to cash
in on the growth of
cryptocurrency without promoting the disruptive potential of free and direct
cryptocurrency trading, or risking encouraging direct competitor to the national
cryptocurrency that Russia has announced it is developing.
While on the one hand regulatory pressure
from the regulator and banks, as well as market uncertainty is affecting
cryptocurrency trading in India; blockchain technology is certainly gaining ground
in Asia's third - largest economy.
The most popular website for
cryptocurrency pricing data announced on Monday it removed data
from three South Korean
trading platforms, citing «extreme divergence
in prices
from the rest of the world and limited arbitrage opportunity.»
A law to ban the use or
trade of
cryptocurrencies in India has to come
from either the elected governments (whether central or state) or the judiciary (Supreme Court of India or the State High Courts).
In a bid to prevent web users
from falling prey to scammy and risky
cryptocurrency products and services, Google will begin banning «any advertising about
cryptocurrency - related content, including initial coin offerings (ICOs), wallets, and
trading advice,» on its AdWords platform starting this June.
Mass interest
in cryptocurrency within South Korea began
in earnest
in fall 2017, according to
trade volume data
from Korean
cryptocurrency exchange firm Korbit.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it will freeze $ 27 million
in trading sales
from cryptocurrency firm Longfin.
The biggest bank
in Denmark is banning
cryptocurrencies from its
trading platforms, but will still allow credit card purchases for general customers.