«To be clear, the CFTC does not regulate the dozens
of virtual currency trading platforms here and abroad,» Giancarlo said, clarifying that the CFTC can't require cyber protections, platform safeguards and other things that consumers might expect from traditional securities.
Not exact matches
In the document, the bank's governor, Veerathai Santiprabhob, wrote that financial institutions would not be allowed to invest or
trade in
virtual currency, nor to operate exchanges or other kinds
of trading platforms, according to reports.
It relates that in light
of cryptocurrency price fluctuations, the attack on the South Korean exchange Youbit, and that
platform's consequent decision to declare bankruptcy, «It is necessary... to be vigilant about
virtual currency trading.»
«From the date
of release
of this Notice, any so - called
platform that provide
trading and exchange services for coin offering shall not engage in exchange businesses between legal tender and token or «
virtual currency»; or engage in proprietary
trading activities or
trading as an central counterparty
of tokens or «
virtual currencies»; or provide pricing services or act as information intermediary for tokens or «
virtual currencies.»»
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.»
On Sunday evening, Financial News, a publication linked to the People's Bank
of China (PBoC), reported, «To prevent financial risks, China will step up measures to remove any onshore or offshore
platforms related to
virtual currency trading or ICOs.»
China on Monday issued a notice, demanding that all ICOs have to be halted as
of Monday, claiming that coin fundraising poses «multi-layer» risks and that
platforms are barred from
trading virtual currency with fiat
currency.
Transacting in Bitcoin is also riskier because consumers are not protected against
virtual currency fraud, making it a less appealing option for those mindful
of the collapse
of Mt. Gox, a Bitcoin
trading platform that was based in Japan.
State financial regulators delved into the
virtual world, granting a
virtual currency license to Bitcoin dealer bitFlyer USA, allowing the wholly - owned subsidiary
of Japan - based bitFlyer, Inc. to offer online digital
currency exchanges,
trading platforms and custodial wallet services for the Bitcoin digital
currency.
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In an announcement Tuesday, SBI said that, while the new
platform — called SBI
Virtual Currencies — has already started offering account registrations to certain priority investors, it will postpone the acceptance
of applications from ordinary customers and thus push forward the date for the start
of trading.
During the three days prior to January 8 (Monday), the bitcoin prices were
trading above $ 17,000, as per the data on Coinmarketcap, a
virtual platform that shows the market prices and capitalisation
of digital
currencies traded across the major exchanges worldwide.
«Any so - called tokens financing
trading platform shall not engage in the exchange
of legal
currency and tokens, «
virtual currency», and may not be
traded or sold as a central counterparty to sell tokens or «
virtual currency,» the bank states.
FinCen has issued two basic administrative rulings over digital
currencies; The first one relates to the application
of FinCEN regulations to a
virtual currency trading platform, while the second discusses the application
of FinCEN regulations to a
virtual currency payment system.
«When a consumer chooses to pay for a
virtual currency,» merchant settlement will continue to be in won, but the crypto
currency will be able to
trade among all
of Kakao's
platforms, from taxis to video games.
On the heels
of more than $ 100 billion in
virtual currency traded year - to - date, bitFlyer today announced the official launch
of its US - based
virtual currency exchange
platform.
The bitFlyer
platform has over 30 percent
of the worldwide bitcoin exchange volume and more than $ 100 million in
virtual currency traded in 2017, all without access to the U.S. market.
Miles Eakers, chief market analyst at foreign exchange business Centtrip, said in an email on Monday night: «Governments across the globe continue to clamp down on retail investors speculating on cryptocurrencies, with the People's Bank
of China stating it would step up measures to remove any onshore or offshore
platforms related to
virtual currency trading or ICOs, «to prevent financial risks».»
The People's Bank
of China (PBOC) stated that in order «to prevent financial risks, China will step up measures to remove any onshore or offshore
platforms related to
virtual currency trading or ICOs».
«The Commission is planning to bring
virtual currency exchange
platforms under the scope
of the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, in order to help identify the users who
trade in
virtual currencies.
Although the vast majority
of people dealing in
virtual currencies have no intention
of breaking the law, the unregulated nature
of digital
currency exchanges has already precipitated the collapse
of several
trading platforms.
Not only does this give precedent for CFTC to more aggressively pursue fraud, the CEA has broad implications on the regulation
of exchanges, meaning the various coin swapping
platforms virtual currencies are
traded on now, like Coinbase, may become a target for CFTC in the near future.
In an announcement Tuesday, SBI said that, while the new
platform — called SBI
Virtual Currencies — has already started offering account registrations to certain priority investors, it will postpone applications from ordinary customers and thus push forward the date for the start
of trading.
As at the date
of this announcement, any so - called tokens financing
trading platform shall not engage in the exchange
of legal
currency and tokens, «
virtual currency», and may not be
traded or sold as a central counterparty to sell tokens or «
virtual currency» Not for the tokens or «
virtual currency» to provide pricing, information services and other services.
«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.»
«ICOs and
virtual currency trading did not completely withdraw from China following the official ban... after the closure
of the domestic
virtual currency exchanges, many people turned to overseas
platforms to continue participating in
virtual currency transactions,» the Financial News article said.