So far, only four exchanges (Bithumb, Upbit, Coinone, and Korbit) have begun to use the new system for registration of
the real names of account owners.
«Particularly, the so - called «virtual accounts» offered to cryptocurrency exchanges, have been making it more difficult to identify
real names of account holders, and leaving cryptocurrency trading more vulnerable to crimes and money laundering.
Not exact matches
From professional services like
accounting,
real estate, and insurance to simple job brokering (i.e. a head hunter), all you need is a phone and a list
of names (which is also easy to get if you have access to your town or city's public property tax records).
The export comes in an Excel format and contains each username, number
of followers / following,
real name, Twitter URL, bio, number
of tweets, date when the
account was created, location, Verified status and how many lists the
account is included into.
In 2011, the rapper (whose
real name is Curtis Jackson) used his Twitter
account to extol the penny stock
of a tech startup he owned called H&H Imports.
Additionally, the statement related that, following the implementation
of the «
real name system» (one
of several special measures announced on December 28, 2017), cryptocurrency traders using anonymous
accounts will be required to switch over to
accounts linked to their identities or face fines.
Creating millions
of fake
accounts and bots impersonating
real people with
real - sounding
names and photos, fooling millions with the false impression
of consensus.
To achieve lofty sales goals, employees began opening fake
accounts under client
names, and drafting small amounts
of real money from client
accounts to deposit into these new «fake» bank
accounts.
The chances that your spirit for want
of a better word will live on, is more likely going to be your the form
of energy either in another dimension or with another life form from a distant planet who by most
accounts from so many writings and drawings all across our earth has a higher probablity than some guy
named jesus or his never caring ignorant father or a holly ghost (remember when that was the
real name).
It is not just prurience that makes us itch to learn the
real story behind the usual church
account of names and projects.
I love imagining Durant coming up with the fake
names, then the passwords, then the email addresses for the fake
names and the passwords, then logging out
of his
real account to log into his fake
accounts, then tracking down the people with two followers that talk shit about him, and then talk shit back.
Email addresses, user
account names, and screen
names should not be your
real name, the
name of your school, or some combination
of the two.
The
real name policy caused a lot
of people to cancel their
account.
The company stresses to avoid adding social media
accounts to one's public profile in dating apps as well as the
real name, surname, place
of work, and email addresses.
Four
of the nine apps are said to allow potential criminals to find out who's behind an
account based on the place
of work and study provided even without a
real name.
The director, who previously to this film, reveled in chronicling the moments «between» the
real story beats, decided to tell a tale
of an eastern dandy, prophetically
named William Blake, who makes a series
of mistakes starting with taking an
accounting job across the country in a frontier town
named Machine.
Traditional publishers make most
of their money from celebrities, publishing their gossip or memoir - type books, and the books
of brand -
name real authors, which
account for about two books out
of every ten they publish.
a pen
name), so you can choose one
of two options: 1) create a separate
account for your pen
name or, 2) add your
real name as a second author to one Goodreads
account.
Jeremy Duns, a British author
of spy novels and a journalist who now lives in Sweden, began investigating Leather and turned up two
of his «sock puppet»
accounts, one
of which belonged to a
real self - published author
named Steve Roach.
I went in and actually met with a
real live person as I opened my
accounts and I have the email address and direct phone number
of a banker who now knows me by
name and face.
Rumors about when and if Nintendo would have a Direct this month peaked yesterday when the company's North American Twitter
account tweeted out a picture
of a power plug man on fire (his
real name is Chibi - Robo).
Anthony Watts helpfully provides the
real name of the «potholer54» YouTube
account holder in case his readers want to make their life miserable.
South Korea's financial services commission for example, has stated that trading
of cryptocurrencies can only occur from
real -
name bank
accounts.
Importantly, your
account name should be either your
real name or the
real name of your law firm.
Thanks to Google's big Google + push a few years ago, many YouTube
accounts are connected with the
real name of their owner.
Hand over your
account name, password and about $ 300, and get on with your
real life for a while: in a marathon
of round - the - clock monster - bashing, a team
of power levelers will raise your character from the lowest level to the highest, accomplishing in four weeks or less what at a normal rate
of play would take at least four months.
Currently used virtual
accounts given directly by exchanges that don't authenticate the
real names of users will be banned.
So far, less than 10 %
of crypto traders have converted their virtual
accounts into
real -
name ones...
The EDD requires banks to verify additional information for cryptocurrency exchanges: the purpose
of financial transactions and the source
of money; details about services that the exchanges provide; whether the exchanges are using
real -
name accounts; and whether the exchanges verify their users» identification.
Under the measure, only
real -
name bank
accounts and matching
accounts at cryptocurrency exchanges can be used for deposits and withdrawals, while the issuance
of new virtual
accounts to cryptocurrency exchanges will be banned.
Following this, South Korea's Financial Services Commission released anti-money laundering guidelines with the underlying goal
of only allowing
accounts with a users»
real name to be used for cryptocurrency trading.
Six safeguards are also being pushed forward regulating the operation
of crypto exchanges including submission
of proof
of income, confirming the user's
real name, providing cryptographic keys for establishing anti-money laundering (AML) systems, conducting face - to - face interviews for meeting the strict Know Your Customer (KYC) policies, supplying sufficient investment warnings, separation
of fiat
accounts etc..
South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) recently implemented anti-money laundering guidelines with the underlying goal
of only allowing
accounts with a users»
real name to be used when trading crypto.
Bithumb explained on its website that the issuance
of new virtual bank
accounts has been suspended in accordance with the government's regulation, which is a «requirement
of real name verification for cryptocurrency transactions.»
Now all cryptocurrency exchanges in the country must ensure that all
of their customers use their
real names and associated bank
accounts when performing crypto - fiat trades.
Starting from February, traders
of South korean crypto - exchanges have to disclose their
real names while opening virtual bank
accounts, and the national trading platforms are obliged to comply with strict requirements
of security systems.
The unnamed authorities said that cryptocurrency investors and traders will be allowed to convert their virtual
accounts to
real -
name accounts before the end
of January, but if this is not done, they will be fined, according to a Yonhap News report.
Korean regulators mandated the use
of a
real -
name trading system from January 30 wherein cryptocurrency traders and investors are required to use their
real names with their cryptocurrency exchange
accounts or wallets and bank
accounts, a move to put an end to the anonymous trading
of cryptocurrencies.
The report was buttressed by a statement by the Korean Financial Services Commission affirming they were promoting the transition to a
real name deposit / withdrawal
account service that permits only the
account transfer
of the trader who is identified as the user and the virtual currency provider
of the same bank
account.
Kim also added that, despite recently implemented regulations regarding the use
of real -
name accounts, South Korea was still regarded internationally as a «holy land» for cryptocurrencies.
This includes determining details about the services provided, the purpose
of financial transactions, the source
of money, whether the exchanges are using
real -
name accounts and whether they verify users» identification.
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.
By the end
of this month, traders who refuse to convert their virtual
accounts to
real -
name ones will be fined, although the amount is yet to be specified.
Now, a week after the anonymous trading ban came into effect, about 8 %
of virtual bank
accounts for cryptocurrency trading at Shinhan Bank, NH Bank and the Industrial Bank
of Korea have been converted to
real -
name accounts.
A week after the South Korean government banned the anonymous trading
of cryptocurrencies, under 10 %
of virtual bank
accounts have reportedly converted to
real -
name accounts.
So far, a total
of 143,300
accounts, 8.21 %
of the total, have been converted to identifiable
real -
name accounts.
Instead, new rules mandating the end
of anonymous cryptocurrency trading
accounts have already kicked in after Korean banks began supporting cryptocurrency exchanges with KYC - enabled
accounts with traders»
real -
names from January 30.
Following the recent regulations by the South Korean government, cryptocurrency traders were mandated to use their
real names in trading, the country is already seeing some crypto traders adhere to this new trading law with over 8 %
of S.Korean crypto
accounts already converted to
real name bank deposit
accounts.
Reports in local news agency Yonhap claimed Sunday, Jan. 14, that requirements for Korean traders to use their
real names for cryptocurrency trading
accounts, a potential regulation reported earlier in January, will indeed come into effect by the end
of this month, citing «the authorities.»
South Korea subsequently banned anonymous trading
accounts and is now requiring exchange platforms to put in place
real name verification
of accounts before resuming operations.