Although the alleged prohibition singles out «bitcoin executives,» the injunction would likely apply to people in management positions at
virtual currency trading platforms more broadly.
In Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. McDonnell et al., the CFTC alleged that the defendants violated the CEA by operating a fraudulent scheme
involving virtual currency trading and misappropriating investor funds.3 The primary issue before the court was whether the CFTC had standing to sue the defendants under the CEA.
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As virtual currency trading becomes mainstream and institutional investors get involved, there is a gap in Europe for a platform which specifically caters to the professional market.»
The regulator forwarded a letter of warning to the cryptocurrency exchange stating that it is offering
virtual currency trading services to the Japanese residents without proper licensing.
The CFTC Complaint alleges that from approximately January 2017 to the present, Mcdonnell and CDM engaged in a deceptive and fraudulent virtual currency scheme to induce customers to send money and virtual currencies to CDM, purportedly in exchange for real -
time virtual currency trading advice and for virtual currency purchasing and trading on behalf of the customers under Mcdonnell's direction.
They would encounter problems such as «time delays, complicated account management, and language barriers,» the news outlet noted, adding that Upbit will eliminate these problems and will therefore «raise the
domestic virtual currency trading environment to a world - class level.»
Reuters and other media had reported this week, citing sources, that China planned to further ban exchanges that
allowed virtual currency trading but the regulator has yet to make an announcement.
During the hearing, Clayton indicated that he believes main street investors look
at virtual currency trading platforms and assume that they are regulated in the same way that the stock exchange is regulated.
«To be clear, the CFTC does not regulate the dozens
of virtual currency trading platforms here and abroad,» Giancarlo said, clarifying that the CFTC can't require cyber protections, platform safeguards and other things that consumers might expect from traditional securities.
The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) held a general meeting on Tuesday and decided to impose fines on eight
virtual currency trading site operators who violated the Information Protection Act.
When Justice Minister Park Sang - ki originally hinted at «preparing to enact a special law to ban
virtual currency trading through the exchange and to close the exchange,» Bitcoin reacted sharply, dropping by some $ 3500 over the past week.
That has helped make Japan the world's biggest market for
speculative virtual currency trading, said Thomas Glucksmann, Hong Kong - based head of marketing for Gatecoin, a virtual currency exchange.
The comments by SEC Chairman Jay Clayton before the Senate Banking Committee are the strongest indication yet that federal authorities are mulling new laws to
scrutinize virtual currency trading and investing.
As Korea's prime minister said in November, «Young people and students are rushing
into virtual currency trading to earn huge profits in just a short period of time.
Texas is currently seen as one of the most bitcoin - friendly states among blockchain developers, and not just because of the pending amendment to
protect virtual currency trading.
Citing the bankruptcy filing of the crypto exchange Youbit, the government asserted, «it is necessary to pay special attention to the risk of virtual currency speculation and to be vigilant about
virtual currency trading participation.»
On the heels of more than $ 100 billion in
virtual currency traded year - to - date, bitFlyer today announced the official launch of its US - based virtual currency exchange platform.
Ringwelski said they would be launching additional features in the coming year to
make virtual currency trading — including global trading — more widely accessible.
McDonnell presented himself as a «professional trader» to prospective clients, and Coin Drop Market's web site hailed a purported
single virtual currency trade that raked in a return exceeding 1,000 percent, the complaint said.
GMO Internet's
virtual currency trading business continues to enlarge its offering, with Ripple set to join Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and Ethereum on November 29, 2017.
«We are actively considering ways to prohibit transactions on domestic exchanges by
judging virtual currency trading as a deceptive means of defrauding people -LSB-...] under the penal code,» the publication quotes an official as saying.
The lawsuit has been announced back in January, and the CFTC says that since around January 2017, McDonnell and his company fraudulently offered
customers virtual currency trading advice.
Speaking about cross-border cyber transactions being used for illegal acts and money laundering, Kim called for the «international coordination to
curb virtual currency trading,» the publication detailed.
On February 9, 2018, an article the Telegraph noted that France and Germany's economy chiefs called for further regulations on Bitcoin, cryptocurrency and
other virtual currencies trading.
In mid-January, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission — one of several agencies struggling to regulate the booming cryptocurrency market — announced it was charging a
small virtual currency trading advice firm called CabbageTech with fraud.
The popularity of cryptocurrency trading in South Korea has seen the price of
virtual currencies trading far higher than exchanges in different countries.
The bitFlyer platform has over 30 percent of the worldwide bitcoin exchange volume and more than $ 100 million in
virtual currency traded in 2017, all without access to the U.S. market.
However, the Chinese have admitted that ICOs and
virtual currency trading did not completely withdraw from the country following the official ban — many people turned to overseas platforms.
Despite its latest warning, the finance ministry has not implemented a total ban
on virtual currency trading and has not announced any measures that will curb the adoption and trading of digital currencies in India.
Phrases with «virtual currency trading»