Digital Assets

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.