1月18日,在新加坡金融管理局(Monetary Authority of Singapore)加碼限制向公眾推廣加密貨幣交易服務,,宣布取締現(xiàn)金兌換加密貨幣終端機之后,,該國主要的加密貨幣自動取款機運營商被迫關閉了其ATM網(wǎng)絡。
在新加坡運營5臺加密貨幣ATM機的Daenerys & Co表示,,對金融管理局最新發(fā)布的指引感到“驚訝”,。盡管如此,該公司仍然在1月18日晚些時候停止了其ATM服務,。競爭對手Deodi也關閉了其ATM網(wǎng)絡,,并迅速派遣員工將ATM機從新加坡各大商場撤下。
在新加坡啟動這輪打擊行動之前,,西班牙和英國也出臺了類似的廣告限制,。西班牙在1月17日規(guī)定,加密貨幣公司必須提前10天報備廣告活動方案,,以供監(jiān)管部門批準,。而英國則啟動了一項針對加密貨幣廣告活動的審查,承諾要打擊“作出誤導性宣傳的產(chǎn)品”,。
但新加坡對加密貨幣的打壓更令人驚訝,。2021年12月,金融科技初創(chuàng)企業(yè)Coincub將新加坡奉為世界上對加密貨幣最友好的經(jīng)濟體,,原因是“立法環(huán)境積極,,加密貨幣使用率高?!钡珡娜缃竦那閯菘?,這個城邦國家的立法環(huán)境已經(jīng)不那么積極了。
1月17日,,新加坡金融管理局發(fā)布了一套關于“向公眾提供數(shù)字支付代幣(DPT)服務”的新指引,,規(guī)定加密貨幣運營商“不應向公眾推廣其數(shù)字支付代幣服務”。
金融管理局特別提到了ATM機——公眾可以用它將現(xiàn)金兌換成比特幣(Bitcoin),、以太幣(Ether)和其他數(shù)字貨幣,。這家貨幣監(jiān)管機構警告稱,現(xiàn)金兌換加密貨幣終端機的便利性,,可能會導致公眾“在沒有考慮風險的情況下,。沖動地”購買比特幣和其他虛擬貨幣。
而此舉蘊含著風險,。
作為加密世界的旗艦貨幣,,比特幣的價格今年大幅下跌,從2021年11月約6.7萬美元的峰值暴跌至1月19日約4.2萬美元的交易價格。盡管在2020年和2021年的漲幅著實令人興奮,,但這種以波動劇烈著稱的加密貨幣在最近4年的表現(xiàn)比不上納斯達克(Nasdaq)指數(shù),。
新加坡金融管理局表示,它“一直警告公眾,,交易數(shù)字支付代幣的風險很高,,不適合普羅大眾,”并重申“不應鼓勵公眾參與數(shù)字支付代幣交易,?!保ㄘ敻恢形木W(wǎng))
譯者:任文科
1月18日,在新加坡金融管理局(Monetary Authority of Singapore)加碼限制向公眾推廣加密貨幣交易服務,,宣布取締現(xiàn)金兌換加密貨幣終端機之后,該國主要的加密貨幣自動取款機運營商被迫關閉了其ATM網(wǎng)絡,。
在新加坡運營5臺加密貨幣ATM機的Daenerys & Co表示,,對金融管理局最新發(fā)布的指引感到“驚訝”。盡管如此,,該公司仍然在1月18日晚些時候停止了其ATM服務,。競爭對手Deodi也關閉了其ATM網(wǎng)絡,并迅速派遣員工將ATM機從新加坡各大商場撤下,。
在新加坡啟動這輪打擊行動之前,,西班牙和英國也出臺了類似的廣告限制。西班牙在1月17日規(guī)定,,加密貨幣公司必須提前10天報備廣告活動方案,,以供監(jiān)管部門批準。而英國則啟動了一項針對加密貨幣廣告活動的審查,,承諾要打擊“作出誤導性宣傳的產(chǎn)品”,。
但新加坡對加密貨幣的打壓更令人驚訝。2021年12月,,金融科技初創(chuàng)企業(yè)Coincub將新加坡奉為世界上對加密貨幣最友好的經(jīng)濟體,,原因是“立法環(huán)境積極,加密貨幣使用率高,?!钡珡娜缃竦那閯菘矗@個城邦國家的立法環(huán)境已經(jīng)不那么積極了,。
1月17日,,新加坡金融管理局發(fā)布了一套關于“向公眾提供數(shù)字支付代幣(DPT)服務”的新指引,規(guī)定加密貨幣運營商“不應向公眾推廣其數(shù)字支付代幣服務”,。
金融管理局特別提到了ATM機——公眾可以用它將現(xiàn)金兌換成比特幣(Bitcoin),、以太幣(Ether)和其他數(shù)字貨幣。這家貨幣監(jiān)管機構警告稱,,現(xiàn)金兌換加密貨幣終端機的便利性,,可能會導致公眾“在沒有考慮風險的情況下,。沖動地”購買比特幣和其他虛擬貨幣。
而此舉蘊含著風險,。
作為加密世界的旗艦貨幣,,比特幣的價格今年大幅下跌,從2021年11月約6.7萬美元的峰值暴跌至1月19日約4.2萬美元的交易價格,。盡管在2020年和2021年的漲幅著實令人興奮,,但這種以波動劇烈著稱的加密貨幣在最近4年的表現(xiàn)比不上納斯達克(Nasdaq)指數(shù)。
新加坡金融管理局表示,,它“一直警告公眾,,交易數(shù)字支付代幣的風險很高,不適合普羅大眾,,”并重申“不應鼓勵公眾參與數(shù)字支付代幣交易,。”(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:任文科
On January 18, Singapore’s leading operators of crypto ATMs were forced to shut down their cash machines, after the Monetary Authority of Singapore outlawed the cash-to-crypto terminals as part of a wider crackdown on advertising cryptocurrency to the public.
Daenerys & Co, which operates five crypto ATMs across the city, said it was “surprised” by the MAS guidelines but ceased its ATM services late on January 18. Rival Deodi switched off its ATM network, too, and quickly dispatched staff to remove its ATM machines from malls across Singapore.
The clampdown in Singapore comes quick on the heels of similar advertising restrictions in Spain and the U.K. Spain mandated on January 17 that crypto firms must submit ad campaigns for regulatory approval ten days in advance, while the U.K. launched a review of cryptocurrency advertising practices, promising to crack down on “products with misleading claims.”
But Singapore’s souring on crypto is a bit more surprising. In December, fintech start-up Coincub ranked Singapore as the world’s most crypto-friendly economy, due to the city’s “positive legislative environment, and high rate of cryptocurrency adoption.” But the city state’s legislative environment looks a little less positive now.
On January 17, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a new set of guidelines on the “provision of digital payment token [DPT] services to the public” that decreed crypto operators “should not promote their DPT services to the general public.”
The MAS called out ATMs—where the public can convert cash into Bitcoin, Ether and other digital currencies—specifically. The monetary authority warned the convenience offered by cash-to-crypto terminals could lead the public to buy Bitcoin and other virtual currencies “on impulse, without considering the risks.”
And it is a risk.
The price of Bitcoin, the flagship currency of the crypto world, has nosedived this year, plummeting from a peak of around $67,000 last November to trading at roughly $42,000 on January 19. Despite heady gains throughout 2020 and 2021, the volatile cryptocurrency has performed worse over a four-year-period than the Nasdaq index.
MAS said it has “consistently warned the public that the trading of digital payment tokens…is highly risky and not suitable for the general public” and reiterated that “the public should not be encouraged to engage in the trading of DPTs.”