And even
private trading of cryptocurrency arranged through chat - apps like Telegram and WeChat, for example, could fall under scrutiny, according to the Wall Street Journal.This much stricter stance on Bitcoin, beyond just exchanges but also concerning Bitcoin itself, seem consistent with comments from PBOC Counselor Sheng Songcheng, as reported by local news sources like Shanghai Securities News.
Not exact matches
Over the last several months, Chinese regulators have essentially crushed mainstream
trading of private cryptocurrency and clamped down on token offerings (ICOs).
A number
of countries with large
cryptocurrency markets — in terms
of private exchanges and individuals who
trade on them — have been considering regulation
of the industry.
Falcon
Private Bank has meanwhile offered asset management services for a range
of cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ethereum, while financial and
trading services group Swissquote offers
trading in five virtual currencies.
Notably, they store
private keys on behalf
of their users, and in exchange, investors can
trade between different
cryptocurrencies with ease.
The introduction
of bitcoin futures would reportedly be a step toward the maturity
of the young
cryptocurrency, since it would make the bitcoin
trade easier both for major banks and
private investors.
The latest Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) news comes off the back
of permission granted by the U.S. Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (CFTC) to a
private company, LedgerX, to exchange and clear any number
of blockchain
cryptocurrency derivatives.
The same applies to crypto - related income
of private individuals from mining and
trading cryptocurrencies.
Together, Digix and Republic Protocol will be offering
cryptocurrency investors a secure,
private and stable way to store or invest their assets when the
trading platform launches on the Ethereum Mainnet in Q3
of 2018.
Quintenz said that the CFTC is looking to hear other perspectives on the subject
of blockchain, virtual currencies, automatic
trading and other tech matters as it brings together government officials and
private sector experts to try and figure out how to tackle developments in the rapidly growing
cryptocurrency market.
GoldMint, a
private blockchain platform, is developing a tokenized ecosystem
of traditional asset gold, providing a more liquid and efficient
trading platform for
cryptocurrency users.
«The SEC's
trading suspension orders state that recent press releases issued by CHIT, PDXP and VICT claimed that the companies acquired AAA - rated assets from a subsidiary
of a
private equity investor in
cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, among other things.