Sentences with phrase «trading of virtual currencies like»

As concerns grow over crypto - mania in the country, South Korea's government is doubling down on efforts to rein in trading of virtual currencies like bitcoin.

Not exact matches

Many governments and regulators have issued sufficient risk warnings — including on liquidity risk — on virtual currency usage, or like the Government of China, banned them from trading.

The purpose of this investor advisory is to remind investors that, just like any other speculative investment, trading futures on virtual currencies, including Bitcoin, have certain benefits and various risks.

You specifically agree not to: (1) share your account credentials with anyone else, (2) sell, offer to sell, rent, lease, trade or otherwise transfer your account, (3) sell, offer to sell, rent, lease, trade or otherwise transfer any «Gold» or other virtual currencies, game resources, in - game services like «speed - ups,» or other in - game items associated with your account (collectively, «In - Game Items»), except by using mechanisms within the Game that anticipate and specifically allow for the non-commercial transfer of In - Game Items, (4) buy, offer to buy, accept, access or use any other user's account or In - Game Items, except by using mechanisms within the Game that anticipate and specifically allow for the non-commercial transfer of In - Game Items, (5) link to or otherwise endorse or identify any websites, organizations, or persons that sell, offer to sell, rent, lease, buy, offer to buy, accept, access, trade or otherwise transfer accounts or In - Game Items, and (6) create or permit to exist an interest or arrangement of any kind, which in substance secures the payment of money or performance of any obligation or gives a creditor priority over unsecured creditors, over any of your rights with respect to the Game, your Game account or In - Game Items.

However, like the EBA, the FSA pointed out that investors who choose to buy, trade and hold virtual currencies risk losing their investments, having their virtual currency stolen, or simply watching the value of their currency drop to zero.

Considering the possible split of the virtual currency, halting trade momentarily seems like the most viable option.

On February 6, 2018, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on the oversight role of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in respect of virtual currencies like Bitcoin and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs).

Another fan, 43 - year - old Hiroshi Kasahara, who runs an ad agency, said: «I have been trading stocks and forex but not bitcoin or other virtual currencies as I was a bit scared of them... But [now] I feel like opening an account» if the group accepts payment only in bitcoin, he was quoted by Arab News.

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.

Virtual currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum are traded on the Bithumb cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea and based on recent trading volumes, it is the country's biggest and one of the five largest exchanges in the world.