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Cryptocurrency
Thailand Finalises Tax Policy for Income from Crypto Trading
By Editors | 02/02/2022
Individuals will have to include profits from cryptocurrency trading as assessable income when filing personal income tax returns.
Cryptocurrency
HKMA, SFC Allow Intermediaries to Offer Crypto Services
By Manesh Samtani | 31/01/2022
Authorised institutions and licensed corporations wishing to offer virtual asset dealing services can do so only by partnering with SFC-licensed trading platforms.
Anti-Money Laundering
Europol Outlines Different Ways Criminals Use Cryptocurrency
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/01/2022
A new Europol report highlights that the illicit use of crypto includes “all types of crime that require transfers of monetary value”.
Payments & Settlements
HKMA Unveils Plans to Link eTradeConnect, CDI, mBridge
By Manesh Samtani | 28/01/2022
HKMA’s Eddie Yue said the combined power of the three infrastructures will pave the way for digitalising cross-border trade across APAC.
Cryptocurrency
Myanmar to Ban Crypto Under New Cybersecurity Law
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/01/2022
Under the proposed law, using cryptocurrency may lead to imprisonment of 6-12 months in prison or fines up to USD 2800.
Cryptocurrency
OJK Indonesia Bars FIs From Facilitating Crypto Trading
By Editors | 28/01/2022
OJK warns of market fluctuations and other risks, including the existence of crypto investment Ponzi schemes.
Anti-Money Laundering
Taiwan FSC Identifies Crypto ATMs Breaching AML Rules
By Editors | 28/01/2022
Of 16 companies that have reported their AML compliance to the FSC, 13 will be required to make corrections.
Tokenisation
Will 2022 Be the Year of NFT Regulation?
By Javier Tamashiro | 27/01/2022
The jury is still out on how the NFT arena will be regulated, but marketplaces should still be applying a baseline standard of compliance practice, says Javier Tamashiro.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Faster Transactions Impeding Scam Loss Recoveries: HK Police
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/01/2022
Online banking, electronic payment services and cryptocurrency wallets have made it more difficult to recover scam proceeds.
CBDCs
Bank of Korea to Advance CBDC Testing to Second Phase
By Editors | 26/01/2022
In phase two, BOK will test offline payments, remittances to accounts outside Korea, and the use of its CBDC as payment for NFTs.
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