If it weren't for the strict
regulations on crypto exchanges and ICO's within the economic superpower, it would still have a massive influence on bitcoin's volume and price similar to past years.
In 2016, reporting showed that most of the trading was coming from China, however, since the People's Bank of China imposed strict
regulations on the crypto exchanges in the country, the percentage of traded volume using the Yuan dropped significantly.
# 1 Japanese Yen — 54.54 % # 2 U.S. Dollar — 26.64 % # 3 Chinese Yuan — 8.23 % # 4 South Korean Won — 6.11 % # 5 Euro — 3.01 % In 2016, reporting showed that most of the trading was coming from China, however, since the People's Bank of China imposed strict
regulations on the crypto exchanges in the country, the...
Not exact matches
China has taken the lead
on regulation at this point, but Bauerle believes this might leave a door open to
crypto - focused entrepreneurs in other parts of the world if the effects are similar to the events that occurred after China regulated local bitcoin
exchanges.
The price falls of bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies — like ethereum, litecoin and ripple — have been attributed to a variety of factors, including news reports in South Korea and China about increased government
regulation on exchanges, as well as the closure of the popular
crypto platform Bitconnect.
While the
crypto market has seen a major correction recently, Korean
exchanges show future optimism and double down
on self -
regulation efforts.
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The Binance hack, SEC's new
regulations for
exchanges, and penalties
on exchanges issued by the Japanese regulatory body have all jointly served to spark a widespread sell - off in
crypto markets.
In addition to being the first
crypto exchange in South Korea to get
on board with new
regulations, Bithumb is rolling out a new business venture involving self - service cryptocurrency kiosks where users will be able to make purchases using a wide range of cryptocurrencies.
In December 2017, the FSC demonstrated a somewhat aggressive approach to
regulation when they ordered banks to cease issuing virtual accounts which users need to participate
on crypto exchange platforms.
It also didn't help that thanks to the biggest ever
crypto heist in Japan has led the country's Financial Services Agency (FSA) to tighten
regulations on cryptocurrency
exchanges.
September started with a news of possible restrictions
on crypto trade in China, an eventual stoppage of
exchange houses and the intervention of the People's Bank of China in the
regulation of ICOs.
In regard to
regulation, Japan has also been cracking down hard
on crypto exchanges.
The outlook
on crypto assets remains generally favorable, but concerns over
regulation, cyber security and solvency issues at major
exchanges are creating volatile swings in the market.
News.Bitcoin.com The South Korean government is conducting
on - site inspections of
crypto exchanges following the release of its emergency measures for cryptocurrency
regulation.
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The FSA is continuing in its efforts to crack down
on crypto exchanges and enforce
regulations after the massive Coincheck hack back in January.
Earlier this month, Abu Dhabi's Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) announced that they are working
on regulations for cryptocurrencies, Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), and
crypto exchanges, which are as of yet unregulated throughout the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The South Korean government is conducting
on - site inspections of
crypto exchanges following the release of its emergency measures for cryptocurrency
regulation.
Last week, Khurana said that the Indian government is focused
on providing clear
regulations for cryptocurrencies and also
crypto exchanges.
This latest move by the FSC to look into bank accounts of cryptocurrency
exchanges might be a part of the new
crypto regulation in Korea, and this could have a dire effect
on the cryptocurrency market in general because one of the significant strengths of bitcoin is in its decentralized nature and near anonymity in financial transactions.