Once the rule comes into effect, investors can only deposit funds to trade cryptocurrencies if
their name on the crypto exchange matches that on their bank account.
Once the rule comes into effect, investors can only deposit funds to trade cryptocurrencies if
their name on the crypto exchange matches that on their bank account.
Cointelegraph South Korea to penalize traders who do not use their real
names on crypto exchange accounts, gov» t clarifies its position.
Not exact matches
Meanwhile, we reported
on a series of DDoS attacks made against the Kraken bitcoin
exchange and other
crypto - related domain
names.
In order to trade
crypto to fiat
on most popular
exchanges, one would need to submit KYC (Know Your Customer) information, such as
names, addresses, and ID information.
With a crazy rush of investors registering
on crypto exchanges and given concerns over issues connected with money laundering and tax evasion, the South Korean government banned the opening of any virtual accounts
on the
exchanges last month and even asked the existing virtual currency traders to change their virtual accounts to the ones with real
names.
In recent market research by an expert
crypto trader
named Sylvain Ribes, he used a method known as slippage («a process of selling $ 50k worth of a given currency
on an
exchange to measure its impact
on the price») to find out which
exchanges engage in market manipulation.
The challenge comes from the new system, enforced
on January 30, which requires cryptocurrency traders to use real -
name accounts to deposit money for trading at
crypto exchanges.
Since the Korean government enforced the real -
name system
on cryptocurrency accounts, banks have only been providing fiat deposit services to the country's four largest
crypto exchanges.
Another
crypto exchange named Dexko announced
on Friday that it will start accepting pre-registration of users with the aim to launch its cryptocurrency
exchange on March 15, the Investor also reported.