2018.01.30
[South Korea government will formulate accounting standards for virtual currency exchanges in February ] The South Korean government is formulating accounting standards for virtual currency exchanges while converting virtual currency transactions into real-name transactions. First, a benchmark external audit of the 2017 fiscal year was conducted on the Korean virtual currency exchange Bithumb. Bithumb's total assets exceeded 12 billion won by the end of 2016. Therefore, the auditor should be reviewed and the audit report should be disclosed. The 2018 fiscal year external audit will review Upbit, Coinone, Korbit and other exchanges with assets of more than 12 billion won.
[ National Bank of Korea · Korean Asian Bank · Gwangju Bank signed a contract with the virtual currency exchange. It is an unknown number] On the 30th, South Korea began to implement the real-name system for virtual currency transactions, but KB National Bank, Korean Asian Bank, and Gwangju Bank said that there is no plan to sign cooperation with the virtual currency exchange. Although these three banks have established virtual currency trading systems, they have not signed a contract agreement with the virtual currency exchange.
[Fruit and fruit blockchain project Prodeum runs away 8 days after crowdfunding] Lithuanian blockchain project Prodeum launched crowdfunding on January 20. Just 8 days later, the project party went offline for no reason. The official information of the social platform was subsequently deleted. There was no statement about the system being hacked, nor was there a statement about the temporary maintenance of the system. Prodeum’s original vision was to use Ethereum blockchain technology to innovate the fruit and vegetable industry. Netizens speculated that this was a premeditated fraud project and ran away if they got the money.
[Korean Financial Consumer Institute opens a virtual currency real-name transaction complaint and reporting center] On the 30th, the Korean Financial Consumer Institute stated that it will open a virtual currency real-name transaction complaint and reporting center.
[European Stock Exchange CEO: Bitcoin has nothing to do with the actual economy] It is understood that the European Stock Exchange CEO believes that Bitcoin has nothing to do with the actual economy. At the same time, he also said that he would not provide a market for Bitcoin.
[Coincheck] Coincheck issued an announcement today stating that all services will be stopped from 11:00 on January 30, Beijing time, and the service recovery time is still uncertain. Transactions that occur before cessation of business will proceed as usual.
[Japanese Blockchain Association (BCCC) published an insight on the stolen NEM currency of coincheck] Deputy Director Sugii Yasugi's deputy representative of the Japan Blockchain Association (BCCC) said that the reason why coincheck was stolen was because coincheck chose convenience in terms of convenience such as security and instant transfer. It also stated that in future investigations, we should start with network environment security and login permissions.
[Korea Fair Trading Commission Chairman Kim Sang-gow issued a statement on the digital currency exchange being declared as a communications seller] According to Yonhap News Agency , today, Kim Sang-gow (transliteration), Chairman of the NSF Fair Trading Commission, said on the NSF being declared as a communications seller: "The Fair Trading Commission is investigating whether the digital currency exchange is to be confirmed as a communications seller." He strongly insisted that the NSF exchange being declared as a communications seller." The Notice said: "Whether the declaration of communication sellers is appropriate, whether they have fulfilled their corresponding obligations, and whether there are any misjudgments against investors are within the scope of the investigation, and the conclusion will be drawn in February."
[ Indonesian Central Bank may issue "digital rupees"] According to Bitnovosti, although the Indonesian central bank previously banned the use of digital currencies such as Bitcoin as payment means, it is considering issuing its own digital currency or digital rupees. Susiato Devi, assistant to the bank's payment system department, said that the digital rupee test will be started this year within the framework of project to improve payment system efficiency, and the digital currency issued by the central bank will be supported by actual assets, and the existing monetary system and inflation will be taken into account when calculating its issuance.
[Korea SOOSAN INT Co., Ltd launches virtual currency exchange security solution] On January 30, South Korea's SOOSAN INT Co., Ltd announced the launch of the virtual currency exchange security solution 'eReD'. eReD prevents ransomware and malware from infecting endpoints and servers.
[CZR Standard Chain Team Plans to Repurchase Part of CZR] The CZR Standard Chain Team issued a statement today. In order to boost the confidence of the CZR standard chain community, it is planned to repurchase 10 million CZR from the trading platform (bcex.ca only) from 17:00 on January 30, 2018 to 17:00 on February 6, 2018, and the recycled tokens will be destroyed.
[The South Korean court determines that the virtual currency property obtained by illegal income falls within the scope of confiscation] The Criminal Appeal Section of the District Court of Suwon City, South Korea (Deputy Presiding Judge of Ha Shengwon (하성원)) sentenced the 33-year-old An, who was accused of opening an illegal pornographic website (violating the Children and Adolescent Sexual Protection Act), confiscating 191 bitcoins obtained by his illegal income and being fined 700 million won.
[ Toronto committee considers allowing residents to pay bills in bitcoin] Two Toronto councillors are preparing to recommend Wednesday the idea of using digital currencies to pay taxes and utility bills. Part of the recommendation is to require tax bureau staff to review the possibility of accepting cryptocurrencies as payment methods for municipal property taxes, utilities, parking violations and municipal land transfer taxes, and report to the City Council in the second quarter of 2018.