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Cryptocurrency
India Eyes Virtual Currency Regulation
By Samuel Riding | 13/04/2017
Committee launched 2 months after central bank reminder that all VC platforms are unlicensed.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Indonesia Shuts Down 19 Illegal Investment Firms
By Samuel Riding | 28/03/2017
Task force gathering intelligence via social media; has received 430 reports from whistleblowers.
Custody & Infrastructure
ASIC Sets out Blockchain Regulatory Framework
By Samuel Riding | 21/03/2017
Regulator will ask six questions to assess a DLT’s regulatory compliance.
Custody & Infrastructure
MAS Completes Blockchain Settlement Project
By Samuel Riding | 10/03/2017
SGX to trial distributed ledger in fixed income trading, settlement.
Cryptocurrency
Top PBOC Official Flags Bitcoin Risks
By Samuel Riding | 07/03/2017
Zhou Xuedong moots negative list for exchanges; cites fund security, money laundering risks.
Custody & Infrastructure
S.Korea Central Bank to Test R3 Blockchain
By Samuel Riding | 27/02/2017
Scope and schedule of ‘proof of concept’ project yet to be confirmed.
Custody & Infrastructure
HK SFC Joins Blockchain Consortium
By Samuel Riding | 15/02/2017
Regulator to test blockchain-backed securities and futures transactions.
Cryptocurrency
China Threatens to Close Bitcoin Exchanges
By Samuel Riding | 09/02/2017
Exchanges have imposed trading fees in response to PBOC inquiries.
Cryptocurrency
BSP Sets Virtual Currency Exchange Rules
By Samuel Riding | 09/02/2017
New guidelines aim to regulate digital currencies used in financial services delivery to curb AML, CTF.
Cryptocurrency
RBI Warns on Bitcoin
By Samuel Riding | 08/02/2017
Central bank says it does not yet authorise creation, trading of virtual currencies.
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