Posts By Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia
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723ASIC Seeks Stronger Powers to Combat Cybercrime
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia January 23, 2018Parliamentary submission suggests reforms allowing ASIC to assume identities on the dark web, share phone data with foreign regulators, seize electronic devices.
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651UPDATED – India Taxes Cryptocurrency Capital Gains, Banks Shut Out Exchanges
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia January 23, 2018Nationwide survey reveals USD 3.5 billion in cryptocurrency transactions over 17-months; banks suspend services to exchanges to deter 'suspicious transactions'.
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688Banks, Payments Providers Ordered to Halt Services for Crypto Traders
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia January 23, 2018China's central bank has ordered banks and payment providers to boost investigation and monitoring to detect and shut down accounts linked to cryptocurrency trading.
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654UPDATED – Korea to Implement ID System for Crypto Traders
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia January 17, 2018Plan includes penalties for noncompliance, rooting out of foreign investors and minors, but no trading ban in the short term.
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943MAS in Talks with Blockchain Firm Ripple on Cross Border Payments
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia January 15, 2018Ripple chief says technology can speed up cross-border transactions from days to second, save banks trillions in collateral held against settlement risks.
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726Thailand Allows Securities Firms to Offer Bitcoin Futures Locally
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia January 11, 2018The SEC says fraud and money laundering not points of concern as CBOE and CME markets are properly supervised.
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797Korea, China, Japan Join Hands on Cryptocurrency Regulation
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia January 10, 2018Korea carries out bank inspections, China power cut on Bitcoin miners, Japan scrutinises banks' cryptocurrency activities.
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706No Ban on Cryptocurrency, says Malaysia Finance Minister
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia January 5, 2018Exchanges to be recognised by central bank once regulations are in place; draft guidelines on reporting obligations to come into force early 2018.
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734Korea Clamps Down on Cryptocurrency Speculation
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia January 2, 2018Traders can only use real names to open cyptocurrency accounts, must be authenticated by banks under state regulatory jurisdiction.
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Philippines Forges Ahead with Bitcoin Legitimisation
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia December 18, 2017Central bank to regulate virtual currencies for remittance, payments; not yet ready to endorse bitcoin as a currency.
