The FSS promised to make publicly available all findings on the case of
illegal trading of cryptocurrency by its staff members.
Choi Heung - sik, governor of the FSS, said the regulator — an executive arm of the Financial Services Commission — will make public any findings on the allegations of
illegal trading of cryptocurrency by one of its staff members.
The South Korean Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has already started an investigation of this case and promised to make all findings on the case of
illegal trading of cryptocurrency by its staff members publicly available.
Choi Heung - sik, governor of the FSS, said the regulator - an executive arm of the Financial Services Commission - will make public any findings on the allegations of
illegal trading of cryptocurrency by one of its staff members.
Not exact matches
«The government's basic rule is to prevent any
illegal acts or uncertainties regarding
cryptocurrency trade, while eagerly nurturing blockchain technology,» Hong Nam - ki, minister
of the office for government policy coordination, said in a statement.
Law enforcement in Bangladesh is actively hunting down users
of Bitcoin as the use and
trading of the
cryptocurrency is still
illegal in that particular country.
The regulator added that
cryptocurrencies currently only trigger potentially harmful side effects such as market manipulation, fraud, heightened speculative
trading,
illegal practices
of capital funds raising, and cybercrimes associated with
cryptocurrency theft.
Bitcoin market have been experiencing a rather tumultuous drive since the last few weeks in Russian periphery following the arrest
of three businessmen who were charged for engaging in
illegal trading of $ 9 million worth
cryptocurrency or 500 million rubles
of Bitcoin.
China in September clamped down on
cryptocurrency trading by banning Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), with a recent ruling from the People's Bank
of China labelling them «
illegal».
Kim went on to say that South Korea's customs service has been «closely looking at
illegal foreign exchange
trading using
cryptocurrency» as part
of the government's recently established crypto task force.
Representatives
of the Indonesian central bank and the national police force on the island have teamed up to investigate cases
of cryptocurrency trading deemed
illegal by authorities in Jakarta.
As per the latest reports coming from China, the top authorities
of National Internet Finance Association (NIFA) has issued a serious warning for
illegal cryptocurrency trading activities.
As noted by ZDNet, «The Blue House, Korea's equivalent to the US White House, said the country will seek to increase transparency in
cryptocurrency trading by stamping out
illegal activities» — meaning it «will prioritize transparency in
trading of virtual currency within the boundaries
of the current law, and block
illegal and unfair activities.»
Furthermore, starting from 1 January 2018, issuing,
trading and using
illegal means
of payment, including bitcoin and other
cryptocurrencies, may be subject to prosecution, as amended to the penal code
of Vietnam in 2017.
Customs service has been closely looking at
illegal foreign exchange
trading using
cryptocurrency as part
of the government's task force.
Startup companies use ICOs, which are usually Ethereum - based, to raise capital money through the issuance
of new
cryptocurrencies or digital tokens that can be
traded online are now officially
illegal in China.
While
cryptocurrency is technically
illegal to own /
trade in Iceland, there are still a number
of large - scale, well - known mining operations throughout the country.
Illegal foreign currency
trading of 472.3 billion formed the bulk
of the
cryptocurrency crimes, it said in a statement, but gave no details on what action authorities were taking against the rule breaches.
«[The] Customs service has been closely looking at
illegal foreign exchange
trading using
cryptocurrency as part
of the government's task force,» a statement announced.
While the majority
of the ministries continue to support
cryptocurrency activities, the South Korean government is doing its best to prevent
illegal trading proceedings.
Real estate has always been an attractive destination to park
illegal wealth in India and it still tops the list
of businesses that have taken refuge in the virtual world where faceless and stateless
cryptocurrencies are
traded in exchange for handsome returns, according to brokers contacted by Sputnik.
Reuters further explained, «
Illegal foreign currency
trading of 472.3 billion formed the bulk
of the
cryptocurrency crimes, Customs said, but gave no details on what action authorities were taking against the rule breaches.»
«The customs office added that it would continue to monitor the use
of cryptocurrencies in cases like
illegal currency
trading or money laundering,» Reuters explained.
The South Korea Customs Service reported more than $ 600 mln
of illegal trading in
cryptocurrencies, promises to investigate in the future.
As it turns out, despite Jaitley's insistence on the
illegal status
of cryptocurrencies, his speech didn't include anything that would make crypto
trading legally unacceptable.This ambiguity has empowered businesses like Unocoin, Zebpay and other crypto exchanges operating within the country to go about their business as usual.
v3.co.uk - Asia has been the epicentre
of the 2017 - 18
cryptocurrency craze South Korea won't be banning
cryptocurrency trading after all, the country's finance minister has confirmed, despite claiming to have uncovered «
illegal trades» worth around $ 600 million.