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Cryptocurrency may be 'channelled to N.Korea'
Reuters, Published on 08/01/2018
» SEOUL: A cybersecurity company said it has found software that appears to install code for mining cryptocurrency and sends any mined coins to a server at a North Korean university, the latest sign that North Korea may be searching for new ways to infuse its economy with cash.
Bitcoin speculation allowed for Thais
Business, Published on 09/01/2018
» Phillip Securities Thailand has allowed Thai investors to speculate on bitcoin via an international global derivatives trading service, while Thailand's market regulators are in consensus that the move is legitimate.
SEC: Bitcoin futures are kosher
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 11/01/2018
» Despite allowing Thai investors to speculate on bitcoin via an international global derivatives trading service, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has insisted bitcoin futures is a regulated futures contract even as bitcoin itself is not legal tender in Thailand.
Seoul sends bitcoin on rollercoaster ride
AFP, Published on 11/01/2018
» Bitcoin and other virtual currencies were sent on rollercoaster rides in South Korea Thursday as the government said it was planning to ban cryptocurrency exchanges, before later backtracking.
Uproar over bitcoin crackdown bid divides S.Korea
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2018
» SEOUL: With a tech-savvy population quick to adopt the latest gadgets and a young generation facing dim prospects in the conventional workplace, South Korea has been a fertile ground for virtual currencies.
Bitcoin slides 14% on crackdown fears
Reuters, Published on 16/01/2018
» LONDON: Bitcoin slid as much as 14% on Tuesday to hit a four-week low below $12,000, as fears grew of a regulatory crackdown after reports that South Korea's finance minister had said banning trading in cryptocurrencies was still an option.
First Thai ICO en route
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 17/01/2018
» Jaymart subsidiary J Ventures will become the country's first SET-listed company to sell its own digital currency once it releases "JFin" through an initial coin offering (ICO) in March.
Central bank steps up fines for market conduct violators
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 18/01/2018
» The Bank of Thailand is escalating the punishment for banks that violate the regulator's market conduct rules.
Seoul weighs shuttering all virtual currency exchanges
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2018
» SEOUL: South Korea's financial regulator chief said the government is considering shutting down all local virtual currency exchanges in a national policy committee meeting on Thursday.
Bitcoin use on Bali probed
Published on 19/01/2018
» KUTA, Indonesia: Authorities are investigating the use of bitcoin on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, amid warnings by the central bank about the risks posed by virtual currencies.