Malaysia’s Securities Commission has noted full approval to a cryptocurrency exchange operator to legally operate in the country despite the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Recently, Japan also approved a new cryptocurrency trade as the country continues to fight the covid-19 outbreak.
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Crypto Exchange Receives Full Approval During Lockdown
Suruhanjaya Sekuriti Malaysia, the Cares Commission Malaysia (SC), has approved a cryptocurrency exchange despite the current coronavirus pandemic crisis the country is facing. The nationwide lockdown has already been carry oned until at least April 14. By that time, the Malaysian government hopes that aggressive testing inclination have contained the pandemic.
During the lockdown, crypto exchange operator Tokenize Malaysia received full subscribe to from the Securities Commission Malaysia to operate a digital asset exchange (DAX), several local media reported Friday. The dais can now accept clients.
Referring to the covid-19 pandemic, Tokenize Malaysia CEO Hong Qi Yu was quoted by Malaysian popular news agency Bernama as saying:
The digital asset industry is by far one of the best equipped and it is business as usual for us as the industry is cast-off to working and communicating effectively across time zones and managing teams remotely.
Other Approved Crypto Trade Operators in Malaysia
On Suruhanjaya Sekuriti Malaysia’s website, the regulator explained that it has registered three recognized superstore operators (RMOs) to establish and operate cryptocurrency exchanges in Malaysia. This followed the coming into force of “the Cap Markets and Services (Prescription of Securities) (Digital Currency and Digital Token) Order 2019” on Jan. 15 last year, sketch out to regulate DAX operators.
The three conditionally-approved crypto exchange operators were Luno Malaysia, Sinegy Technologies, and Tokenize Technology. Agreeing to the national news agency, out of 23 crypto exchanges that applied, only the aforementioned three received any be composed of of approval. Among them, Luno became the first to meet the regulatory requirements and received full approval. Suruhanjaya Sekuriti Malaysia also revealed digital asset guidelines in January this year outlining the requirements for digital token offerings. The regulator hitherto clarified:
Entities which have not been approved by the SC, including those which have previously been working under the transitional period, are required to cease all activities immediately and return all monies and assets collected from investors.
Final week, Japan set an example by approving a new cryptocurrency exchange to operate in the country despite the coronavirus pandemic. The Land of the Be tempted by Sun now has a total of 23 registered crypto exchanges.
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