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South Korean banks have backtracked from their decisions to stop servicing cryptocurrency accounts as crypto investors protested and the government re-discussed its policy. The country’s 6 major banks have been told that they must follow through with the original plan and install the system that would end the anonymous trading of cryptocurrencies. Also read: South Korea … Read more
The South Korean authorities will start inspecting major banks for their compliance with cryptocurrency regulations on Monday. This move follows the regulators’ recent announcement prohibiting the use of virtual bank accounts for anonymous trading. Also read: Russian Regulators Draft Law to Restrict Crypto Mining, Payments, and Token Sales Inspecting 6 Major Banks The South Korean Financial … Read more
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The South Korean government has been working on a system to enforce real-name identity verification on cryptocurrency traders. This system is expected to be implemented around January 20, thus ending the current practice which allows for anonymous crypto trading. Also read: Russian Regulators Draft Law to Restrict Crypto Mining, Payments, and Token Sales Government’s Real-Name System … Read more
Bitcoiners in Australia claim banks are on purpose freezing their bank accounts, disallowing exchange transfers, and at least one exchange is over-reacting to the freeze. They’re so unnerved they’ve done what any good crypto enthusiast does: air it all on social media and in comment threads. Also read: Bitcoin’s Value — Like Beauty — Is … Read more
Some members of the European Union have been discussing the popularity of the decentralized currency bitcoin, and the EU’s political body recently added “digital currencies” to its anti-money laundering statutes. However, the EU commissioner for financial affairs, Pierre Moscovici, explains in a recent interview that at this stage politicians have no plans to “react” just … Read more
Over 40 companies in South Korea are participating in cryptocurrency self-regulation. Among them are 14 exchanges which have agreed to implement self-regulatory measures; they include Bithumb, Coinone, and Korbit. This announcement came just one day after the Korean government released its emergency crypto regulation. Also read: South Korea Clarifies Position After Reports of Possible Ban on … Read more
