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Rising concern on cryptocurrencies in 电竞go比赛手机版v5.9 IOS版(电竞go下注手游)
Issuing the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism Policy for Digital Currencies (Sector 6) shows how serious BNM is. This came about after the rising concerns on the legitimacy and other important issues, particularly in money laundering from the general public. In fact, a public consultation period was conducted in mid-December 2017 to gather such information.
BNM’s policy on digital currency
The policy from BNM is aimed at there are proper action plans when it comes to money laundering and terrorism financing in 电竞go比赛手机版v5.9 IOS版(电竞go下注手游). This is more prominent and more crucial with the advent of digital currencies. With the policy in place, it will help to improve not only effectiveness but also on the transparency of how cryptcurrencies are carried out in the country.
Feedback from experts
What makes the policy so effective is that the input came from industry experts. Those who were called in to give their takes include:
- Members from academia
- Industry associations
- Law and legal representatives
- Financial Institutions
- Digital currency exchanges
- Members of the public and individuals who are interested
What the feedback entailed includes very pressing issues on cryptocurrencies. This includes the type of obligations and roles of digital currency exchanges and covered those that offer intermediary services as well. BNM claims that it does not condone the services in its role but all information will be clearly stipulated in the policy’s document. This means that anyone involved must read the policy so as to protect the interests of those related and themselves as well.
Still not legal tender in 电竞go比赛手机版v5.9 IOS版(电竞go下注手游)
Ultimately, the golden question is whether digital currencies are legal tender in 电竞go比赛手机版v5.9 IOS版(电竞go下注手游). According to BNM, digital currencies ARE NOT legal tender. This is because businesses that use them are not regulated using the industry standards as enforced and guided by BNM. Unlike other legal tenders which are very much controlled (or under the purview) of BNM, digital currencies are not. Hence, BNM is advising members of the public to be fully aware of the risks involved and all liabilities before investing in digital currencies.
In fact, they should look into the policy to ensure that they are properly and accurately informed of the compliance and any other issues involving digital currencies. For the meantime, BNM will be constantly monitoring the updates of digital currencies in the world and whether it is suitable for the 电竞go比赛手机版v5.9 IOS版(电竞go下注手游)n market. There are more than enough information in the policy that might be able to help answer any concerns, queries or issues that the public might have. As this is an ongoing process, there will be constant updates as and when there are new developments from BNM not only on digital currencies but on the threats, security and other related matters.
2021 Updates
As of 2021, the cryptocurrency market still falls within a ‘grey’ area in 电竞go比赛手机版v5.9 IOS版(电竞go下注手游). While cryptocurrencies are still not considered legal tender in the country, trading digital tokens is now allowed. This came about after the Securities Commission of 电竞go比赛手机版v5.9 IOS版(电竞go下注手游) issued licenses to 3 Digital Asset Exchanges (DAXs) namely Luno, Sinergi and Tokenize. Among the 3, Luno has since surged forward to become the leading exchange in the country with the signing of more than 80,000 new users in 2020.
Legal tender here refers to the fact that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are not used for official payment and transactions. This is similar to that of other fiat currencies like Singapore Dollars (which is not accepted for transactions but is not illegal either).
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