Six major South Korean banks including Shinhan Bank, the second largest bank in the country, will officially begin
providing local cryptocurrency exchanges with virtual bank accounts.
Not exact matches
While China strictly banned initial coin offerings (ICOs) and
cryptocurrency exchanges platforms and Macau's monetary regulator barred
local firms from
providing ICO - related financial services, Hong Kong has emerged as something as an ICO hub.
Decentralized
cryptocurrencies can help circumvent issues with their
local currency or even just
provide a little bit more privacy... in the future blockchain could revolutionize how we track our shipments.»
Cedric Wachira, CTO of CedKoin explained
cryptocurrency technology had the potential to replace
local mobile money transfer platform MPESA since it could
provide users with unlimited transactions.
Instead, the notice
provides generalized advice to those contemplating raising capital via a token sale or creating a
cryptocurrency investment fund, and invites such businesses to reach out to
local securities regulatory authorities to discuss ways in which to comply with Canadian securities law.
On January 31,
local cryptocurrency exchanges are expected to open account registrations to new users and six major
local banks are set to
provide banking services to
cryptocurrency exchanges.
But it certainly could be a competitor to Bitcoin in Venezuela, and I think the fact that the term
cryptocurrency was used in the announcement
provides an important signal about the government's intention to compete with growing interest in
cryptocurrencies in Venezuela, which is largely driven by the economic crisis and devaluation of the
local currency there, that's currently ongoing.
Accordingly, the businesses which
provide exchange services of those
cryptocurrencies on a regular basis must be registered with applicable
Local Finance Bureaus.
Previously, the South Korean government and its financial regulators were hesitant toward regulating the
local cryptocurrency market, because doing so would
provide legitimacy to the market.
After officially refuting the Justice Ministry's
cryptocurrency trading ban proposal, the South Korean government has allocated significant resources to regulate the
local cryptocurrency market and
provide a more stable and robust infrastructure to investors within the market.
According to the
local news outlet Malta Independent, the country's government had launched the Malta Digital Innovation Authority in February 2018 in order to
provide legal clarity for companies developing Blockchain technologies,
cryptocurrencies, and Initial Coin Offerings (ICO).
However, since then, six major South Korean banks have
provided support to
local exchanges, KFIU has started to regulate the market and the government has begun to consider
cryptocurrency businesses as legitimate financial service providers.
Hong Kong - based
cryptocurrency exchange Binance revealed that it will establish operations on the European archipelago of Malta, as well as
providing funds for other blockchain startups to grow the
local industry.
The
local firm that is operating these
cryptocurrency ATMs is called TPS, and
provides exchange services using cash terminals and, at the same time, an online trading platform.
Everus Mall is part of Everus World which aims to
provide cryptocurrency users with an effortless shopping experience, and
local merchants with simple and direct access to spending customers.