The Australian financial authorities have informed
all virtual currency exchanges operating in the region that with effect from today April 3, 2018, they must all start making efforts to fulfill their regulatory obligations.
The Financial Services Agency will put
virtual currency exchanges operating in the country under full surveillance from October, officials have said.
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Hong Kong - based Binance was
operating in Japan through the internet without a license for a
virtual currency exchange, according to a Google translation of the Japanese - language statement.
Institutions have been instructed not to «use, hold, trade and / or transact in anyway in
virtual currencies,» and to ensure that existing customers who are
operating exchanges «have effective AML / CFT controls.»
In the document, the bank's governor, Veerathai Santiprabhob, wrote that financial institutions would not be allowed to invest or trade in
virtual currency, nor to
operate exchanges or other kinds of trading platforms, according to reports.
Virtual currency exchanges are also required to receive approval from the agency in order to
operate.
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currency, «
virtual»
currency is a medium of
exchange that
operates like a
currency in some environments, but does not have all the attributes of real
currency.
By getting information about how
exchanges operate out into the open, the Office of the Attorney General «seeks to increase transparency and accountability in the
virtual currency marketplace — and better inform the actions of enforcement agencies, investors, and consumers in this space.»
While
virtual currencies do not have legal tender status in any jurisdiction, they
operate like «real»
currency in that they are accepted as a medium of
exchange.
Japan's financial regulator recently published a document indicating that it has «warned» Binance for
operating in Japan despite «not register [ing]» as a
virtual currency exchange business with relevant authorities.
The futures are cash - settled contracts based on the auction price of Bitcoin in US dollars on the Gemini
Exchange, which is owned and
operated by
virtual currency entrepreneurs Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.
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exchange in the country of issuance — but it does not have legal tender status in any jurisdiction......
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Virtual currency that has an equivalent value in real
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virtual currency.
LLC obtain the first charter to
operate a
virtual currency exchange under New York law said his clients» preparations for heightened regulatory compliance prior to its application and...
Centra raised $ 32m in an ICO during the summer of 2017 and said investors would access a new digital
currency exchange and a
virtual currency debit card, which would
operate on the Visa and Mastercard networks.
Japan's largest Bitcoin and blockchain company, bitFlyer, has now received an official license to
operate in the state of Illinois.After receiving a «BitLicense» to
operate as a
virtual currency exchange in New York in November 2017,...
In contrast to real
currency, «
virtual»
currency is a medium of
exchange that
operates like a
currency in some environments, but does not have all the attributes of real
currency.
Tokyo - based bitFlyer has become the fourth digital
currency exchange to receive approval from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) for a «BitLicense» to
operate as a
virtual currency exchange in New York.
The BitLicense authorizes Coinbase's continuing
virtual currency business operations in the state of New York and is seen by many as an assurance marker for bitcoin
exchanges operating within the US to be regarded as a transparent, safe and secure.
bitFlyer also revealed that it received approval from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) to
operate in the state as a
virtual currency exchange.
«In some environments,
virtual currency operates like «real»
currency - i.e., the coin and paper money of the United States or of any other country that is designated as legal tender, circulates, and is customarily used and accepted as a medium of
exchange in the country of issuance - but it does not have legal tender status in any jurisdiction.
In some environments,
virtual currency operates like «real»
currency — i.e., the coin and paper money of the United States or of any other country that is designated as legal tender, circulates, and is customarily used and accepted as a medium of
exchange in the country of issuance — but it does not have legal tender status in any jurisdiction.
Japan's financial regulator recently published a document indicating that it has «warned» Binance for
operating in Japan despite «not register [ing]» as a
virtual currency exchange business with relevant authorities.
The Chinese government's decision to cease the operations of all cryptocurrency
exchanges except for Okcoin and Huobi right before the nation's
virtual currency regulations are set to come into effect, has led to speculation that the surviving
exchanges may be the only cryptocurrency
exchanges permitted to
operate in China moving forward.
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The Bitlicense, which authorizes Coinbase's continuing
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While the letter from FinCEN signed by Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs Drew Maloney states that Treasury wants to promote innovation it opens a question as to how many
virtual currency exchanges are
operating without the benefit of being compliant.
According to the Hankyoreh, the association's self - regulatory measures will «include minimum
operating requirements such as the capital base of
virtual currency exchanges, employee ethics regulations, and consumer protection.»
The new rules will regulate the activities of firms,
operating in or from Gibraltar, that use DLT to store or transmit value belonging to others, such as
virtual currency exchanges.
There are about 30
virtual currency exchanges currently
operating in Korea, and there will be more than 10 additional [
exchanges] opening in the first half of this year.