The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) advised the public to act with extreme caution and understand the significant risks they take on if they choose to invest in cryptocurrencies. MAS is concerned that members of the public may be attracted to invest in cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, due to the recent escalation in their prices.…
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In view of the rapid appreciation in value of Bitcoin in recent weeks and its volatility, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) have reminded of the risks associated with investing in these speculative assets. Bitcoin is one of the speculative assets, sometimes wrongly referred to…
Read moreWhilst virtual currencies have polarized the opinions of governments worldwide, CySec takes a conservative view, today issuing a warning to potential bitcoin traders Less than one day subsequent to the Singaporean financial markets regulatory authority having made its intention to regulate virtual currency intermediaries public, the ubiquitous Cypriot regulator, which operates in an island with…
Read moreCyprus regulators seem intent on making up ground on the perception that they let things slide before the banking crisis. Lately we have seen Cyprus' financial regulator CySEC make some interesting pronouncements on issues such as client bonuses, tax evasion and money laundering, in attempt (in our view) to 'lay down the law' and make…
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