The Pirate Bay Tests Cryptocurrency Miner as Alternative Revenue Stream

Recently a story broke on TorrentFreak outlining a test that The Pirate Bay ran for a short period of time. The Pirate Bay team is looking to see if skimming the computational resources of site visitors is a better way to raise revenue than displaying advertisements. Some users are not happy about this, but I see it as an interesting opportunity.

MINING INSTEAD OF ADVERTISING

Users who visited the Pirate Bay's site on September 16th may have noticed a spike in their CPU usage. Only certain pages would spike the CPU, and some users decided to look into what was going on. Apparently, the Pirate Bay had inserted a few lines of Javascript code – developed by Coinhive – into selected pages on the site that would utilize visitors' computing resources to mine cryptocurrencies, specifically Monero.

The effect is detrimental to the overall user experience, apparently. Some users complained that it was immediately noticeable and off-putting. This makes sense, as the miner was variously throttled at 0.6 and 0.8. Disabling Javascript was sufficient to stop the miner, however. This short-term test likely lasted around 24 hours in total, but it has already upset many users.

AN INTERESTING IDEA THAT NEEDS BETTER EXECUTION

For the most part, I love this idea. Consumers today are inundated with ads for products and services. Flashy banners, the dreaded pop up, and – worst of all – ads that auto-play with sound can be incredibly disruptive to users. If I am reading an article or looking for some information on a website, there is nothing more infuriating than wading through ads.

I can already hear what some of you are saying: "Why not put on an ad blocker then?" Honestly, I have given it some thought, but realize that these media platforms do deserve some sort of compensation for providing me with content. If ads are their main form of revenue, blocking their ads and denying them revenue seems wrong to me.

However, there is a tacit agreement that I allow companies to collect big data from me in order to make their ad campaigns successful. This means my data is stored in a large, centralized location and is then accessible to malicious attackers looking for vulnerabilities in those systems.

Having a site dedicate some of one's computer power to mine cryptocurrencies while using their product or service might be a smart way to move forward. They would not need to show ads, which means ad companies would not need to collect big and vulnerable data to create better ad campaigns, and the companies would still get paid in the form of computational power required to find a block. All parties would seemingly benefit from this kind of arrangement.

It would need a few tweaks however. Firstly, not announcing a test like this – even if only for 24 hours – strikes me as a little cavalier. While companies do not need to announce every business test they perform, something that directly affects the CPU performance of a user's computer probably deserves some upfront explanation. I also think that perhaps the miner should be throttled down a bit. No one will make any money if accessing a site is clunky and slow enough that users decide to go elsewhere. This is only a first test, but I think the idea – if modified – could be a great approach moving forward.

South Korean Court Rules Confiscation of Bitcoin to Be Illegal

There are many different opinions among government officials worldwide on what can and cannot be done with Bitcoin. Although most countries still claim Bitcoin is not a currency, some states are looking at ways to confiscate the cryptocurrency. However, that may not be the case much longer in South Korea, where a local court ruled that Bitcoin cannot be confiscated. It is a very interesting precedent, to say the least.

It is quite interesting to keep an eye on the Bitcoin situation in South Korea. As most people are well aware, South Korean exchanges are the main sources of trading volume for quite a few different major cryptocurrencies. Bithumb in particular is bringing in a lot of trading volume, although Coinone and Korbit should not be overlooked either. Despite growth in the legitimate use of Bitcoin, it appears criminals are also flocking to Bitcoin in the country.

Local police recently seized 216 bitcoins from an individual who was considered to be involved with criminal activity. Interestingly enough, it appears this seizure of assets was not legitimate according to a local district court. The Suwon District Court ruled that Bitcoin is not subject to confiscation, according to local sources. This is a rather surprising precedent that could send shockwaves throughout the world. After all, it only takes one precedent like this one to change regulation in the future.

In this particular case, the arrested individual was charged with running an illegal pornography site. Although the site in question had quite a lot of members, the operator never reported much in the way of membership fees collected. It is unclear whether the membership fees were paid in Bitcoin or if the money was converted later on. If the latter were the case, it was only a matter of time before this individual got arrested.

While the charges against the individual himself were not dismissed, the confiscation of his Bitcoin assets has been deemed illegal. It is evidently "not appropriate to confiscate Bitcoins as they cannot assume an objective standard value." That is a rather clear and interesting statement by the Suwon district court. It does not claim that Bitcoin does not have a value, but rather that it is electronic money with no physical representation. It is a bit unclear if this means we may soon see dedicated legislation for Bitcoin in South Korea.

This does mean that, even if bitcoins were to be seized as criminal profits, the value calculation of these assets would prove pretty difficult. Bitcoin does not have a fixed value whatsoever, and one would need to calculate the corresponding amount instead of simply confiscating it. There will likely be some opposition to this judgment, as not everyone will see eye to eye regarding this decision.

The bigger question here is whether cryptocurrencies will ever gain legal recognition in South Korea. There are plans to introduce some form of legislation in the coming months, but nothing has been set in stone just yet. This may very well be the only case in which the confiscation of bitcoins is deemed illegal. The government will try to prevent rulings like this one from happening in the future; that much is evident.

 

Carefull Closing a Word Document Could Infect Your Computer

Cybercriminals have not given up on the idea of distributing Locky ransomware. Although most of the distribution methods in place today are being used by virtually everyone, there is a new solution being utilized by a few criminals. They now distribute the Locky ransomware payload through a modified Microsoft Word file, which will only be triggered once the document is closed. This is a new spin on the traditional "Word macro" distribution method we have seen used so often in recent years.

A NEW WAY TO DISTRIBUTE LOCKY RANSOMWARE

The Microsoft Word software suite allows criminals to execute many things that should not be theoretically possible. Installing malware by forcing users to enable specific macros to view content in a document and distributing the malicious payload that way seems to work just fine. However, since almost every ransomware distributor is using this method, the average consumer is slowly becoming aware of this problem and the threat it poses.

The latest Locky ransomware distribution campaign still relies on Microsoft Word documents. That in itself will not change anytime soon, as criminals have come up with a new way to successfully exploit a few other options at their disposal. The newest method uses Word documents laden with Locky malware which will only trigger the payload download and execution once the documents are closed. This is a pretty unique way to deliver a payload since it is not something that has been explored up to this point.

Similar to the previous distribution method, this Microsoft Word campaign still relies on macros. It seems these macros are of particular concern to Microsoft, as the criminals have found a way to make them useful to execute code when a document closes. It still relies on executing a macro within Word itself, and the user still needs to enable macros in order for it to succeed. However, it has nothing to do with displaying content per se, as the document itself displays information.

This also makes a major difference for any security software that may be installed on the victim's computer. Since most software now blocks malicious macros in Word documents when it comes to displaying content, an on-close Macro is the new go-to solution. A lot of sandboxed environments allow Word macros by default. Now that these new types of documents appear to be completely harmless, they can still infect computers by flying under the radar.

This new Microsoft Word campaign is not the only Locky distribution method to keep an eye on. Another researcher has discovered that there is a fake Dropbox email phishing method being employed right now. Once a user clicks on the link in an email, he or she is redirected to a spoofed website which will install the Locky payload on the target computer. Criminals will continue distributing Locky for quite some time to come; that much is obvious.

With so many "affiliates" distributing one of the more destructive types of malware, the future is looking pretty bleak. It seems as if the war against ransomware is not evolving in favor of the potential victims. Criminals remain at least two steps ahead of security researchers in this ongoing cat-and-mouse game. Locky has been one of the top ransomware types for quite some time and it will not necessarily go away overnight. With this new Microsoft Word macro trick, things will only get more confusing and dangerous for computer users.

Canadian Woman Scammed By Purported Cop Using Bitcoin ATMs

According to Canadian news sources, there is a new type of Bitcoin-related scam making the rounds. A story on the CBC website mentions how a woman was asked to make several cash deposits to cryptocurrency ATMs over several days. It is estimated around C$17,000 was obtained from just this one victim. The criminal's choice to use Bitcoin raises a lot of questions, especially considering that the largest cryptocurrency is anything but an anonymous payment method. Police officials claim they cannot track the relevant transactions, though.

Criminals are getting craftier when it comes to scamming people out of their money. Locking computer files and encrypting them has proven to be a very lucrative business model over the past few years. However, there are plenty of other options waiting to be explored as well. According to the CBC, one such method involves scammers having victims deposit cash using Bitcoin ATMs.

One worrisome aspect of this story is how a bystander observing an older person putting cash into a Bitcoin ATM automatically assumed a connection to criminal activity. This goes to show how the public image of Bitcoin and all its related services are extremely skewed. The woman in question was also holding a CRA legal notice, which made things even more suspicious. It turns out she had allegedly been contacted by a person falsely claiming to work for the local police department. This seemingly hints at quite a complicated scam, although specifics are impossible to come by right now.

Once the police showed up and confronted the woman, her phone rang. During the call, the criminal identified herself as Mary Jones with the police department. The criminal also successfully spoofed the phone number to resemble the non-emergency line of the Hamilton police. For the time being, it remains anybody's guess if this was a cop gone rogue or someone with some advanced skills successfully pulling off one of the biggest Bitcoin cons in years. After all, there is a history of law enforcement agents going rogue when Bitcoin is involved.

Further information revealed that the victim made several cash deposits to other Bitcoin ATMs in the same area. Canada has seen a rapid growth in the number of Bitcoin ATMs, although no one expected they would be used for nefarious purposes so soon. Around C$17,000 worth of Bitcoin has been purchased from the various machines, although no one knows for sure where the money was sent to. Hamilton, Ontario police officials claimed that transferring money into Bitcoin made it very hard to track. That is not exactly the case, as all Bitcoin transactions are recorded publicly in real time.

There are various blockchain analysis companies who will gladly help out any police team looking into suspicious Bitcoin transfers. There is some work to do for sure, but it goes to show there are many ways to find out who is behind this scam. The biggest concern is how this perpetrator can successfully imitate police officials – at least over the phone – and trick people into using Bitcoin ATMs to transmit significant sums of money in mere days. The letter in question must have appeared pretty legitimate to the victim, although no further specifics have been provided at this time.

The general public needs to be properly educated on how official government or administrative officials will never call or text people to force them to make payments, especially not with Bitcoin. It appears the Hamilton police have a major scammer on their hands who is more than willing to put them in a bad light right now. This sort of thing is what gives Bitcoin a bad reputation. It remains strange that criminals would opt for the one cryptocurrency which has no privacy or anonymity traits whatsoever.

Genesis Mining Customer: Company Is Now Ponzi Scheme

Pleasing cryptocurrency customers is virtually impossible, as every individual has different expectations and desires. Accommodating all of them is not feasible any longer, especially for cloud mining businesses. Genesis Mining is a solid company, and I know its CEO personally. There is no reason for this company to start scamming its users or pay them out less than expected.

The most often heard complaint about Genesis Mining is how its cryptocurrency cloud mining service is not necessarily profitable. That may certainly be the case, as customers buy into a one-year contract — or longer — without knowing what the future holds. The company provides its rates of return and fees upfront, which allow for some basic calculations to be made. In most cases those calculations turn out positive, but they do not necessarily take fluctuations into account.

There are other factors to take into account when it comes to cloud mining. First of all, there is the value of the cryptocurrency in question. Bitcoin and Ethereum fluctuate wildly in value, virtually every single day. A cloud mining company cannot control those prices, and if a major dump occurs, it is not at fault if customers earn less than expected. That is par for the course with any investment, but even more common in the cryptocurrency world. Signing up with a cloud mining service is a gamble with some calculations to back it up, but absolutely no guarantees.

Secondly, mining difficulty adjustments play an integral role in the process as well. Depending on how much mining power is present on the network at any given time, earnings from Genesis Mining may be higher or lower than previously expected. Once again, that is part of the gamble you take by signing up for cloud mining, and not something the company can control. Though it can be frustrating for customers to deal with, that goes on with every legitimate cloud mining company.

A recent Reddit post proclaimed that Genesis Mining had turned into a Ponzi scheme. The poster claimed this had occurred unwittingly, mainly due to the recent backlog in payments. Those payments were effectively delayed due to a hack that had emptied the company's hot wallet a few weeks ago. Ever since then, Genesis Mining has been reimbursing clients, which is a painstaking process. Its daily payouts are not fully back just yet, but the team is working on it. Claiming that the company had pooled together money and built a mining farm to raise more money and buy more hardware is not necessarily false. However, that does not make them a Ponzi scheme, notwithstanding claims by this Redditor of having "no reserves".

Indeed, there are a lot of wild — and often baseless —  theories floating around on the internet about Genesis Mining. It is also true the company may be dealing with a host of issues for which they were unprepared. However, there is no clear evidence of Genesis Mining having willfully defrauded its users. Not everything in the world goes as we would like it to, but that should not surprise anyone. Cryptocurrency cloud mining is a difficult business even when coin prices are on the rise. Everyone wants their ROI in six months or less, but they do not always take external factors into account.

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For the reason that ventures like Gnosis are in reality concentrated and NOT decentralized, it is not an question if governement shut it down, but when? For a prediction market to be decentralized means there are factors mandatory so it can sustain decentralized. Alas no entity in the world be it intelligence agency's or governements can shut it down. That's why Delphi is adopting the tactic of being a mysterious crew. The availability is settled and dispersed within the ICO. For the reason that ventures like Gnosis are in actuality concentrated, it is not an prolong determined govt may shut the industry sectors down. So Delphi is adopting the tactic of being a mysterious crew. The availability is settled and dispersed within the ICO.

So what is unusual about Delphi? The primary is the style wherein this marketplace will play out on this provide truth. Duties which can be ideologically made up our minds will most certainly be triumphant since their motivating forces don't seem to be to take the money and run, being pushed no longer all that a lot by way of the money the undertaking raises. To the outdated observe, this should not be excessively of a fear. The Del tokens are circulated in a transparent ICO to all individuals, with a 75% of the availability going out thusly.

In the end, the Delphi crew considered their dispersed prophet construction known as Pythia that may assist assemble the framework out. Have a look at the undertaking right here. At the off probability that you simply cling the generator token, you're ensured to get a particular stage of the bills for the gadget throughout the rate paying token. The availability price is based upon how a lot the passion for Delphi's expectation markets is.

That is like Gnosis, but with a noteworthy distinction - the dispersion is direct with out the over-muddled Dutch Public sale mechanics and shenanigans arranged by way of the Gnosis crew, which simply resembles a money get to any one gazing. Obviously this raises worries, since if the teams are mysterious, at that time there's considerably much less duty. This is not the placement with the newest downpour of ICOs on Ethereum, on the other hand crypto when all is claimed in performed has an expansive historical past of actually fruitful actions created by way of pseudonymous elements, the space from Bitcoin to ventures like NXT/Ardor. That is as a result of a lot of legislatures, maximum prominently america, do not glance too beneficiant upon expectation markets. The price of Phi token is pegged to $1, like bitUSD. The Delphi crew trusts that the overall inhabitants in the back of a forecast market it crew will have to be mysterious or pseudonymous. We do not know whether or not the gang will put across. Delphi's crew has a spot with this magnificence.

So far as how Delphi will plan the undertaking, it's going to be basically the similar as what Gnosis has performed. This means there's a generator token and a rate paying token. Believe a situation the place they by no means put across the thing. This is definitely a danger that speculators wish to take at the off probability that they position money into Delphi's ICO. The present money clutch ICOs on Ethereum don't seem to be in reality a yr outdated. Delphi is some other crypto prolong that intends to make a decentralized expectation business heart. The rate paying token is extra 'marketplace pegged' useful resource, like bitUSD at the Bitshares prepare.

The Delphi Abbreviation

Del - that is the generator token. The availability of Phi is boundless, and you'll get Phi tokens by way of locking up your Del tokens. Within the tournament that there's an in depth estimation of exchanges happening on those industry sectors, at that time the originators could be caught in an unlucky scenario. You'll be able to purchase Del at the ICO website online. Be that as it should, here is a put up from the gang so you'll examine what they assert they continue to be for.

Phi - that is the rate token. Sounds herbal? All issues regarded as, it will have to, since there are as of now two other actions on Ethereum with a equivalent incentive - Augur and Gnosis.

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Kazakhstan Seeks to Become Regional Hub for Cryptocurrency Industry

The Kazakhstan government has announced its intentions to make the country host to "the most favourable business climate" for cryptocurrency and fintech companies. The announcement comes from Kazakhstan's Astana International Financial Center (AIFC), which plans to operate in collaboration between Deloitte, Waves, Kesarev Consulting, and Ukrainian law firm Justcutum in order to develop a "highly progressive regulatory framework" for blockchain and cryptocurrency companies.

Kazakhstan has announced that the AIFC will work in partnership with Deloitte and Waves to develop a permissive regulatory apparatus for cryptocurrency, blockchain, and fintech businesses. CEO of the AIFC Authority, Nurlan Kussainov, stated that the "AIFC aims to become a most favorable fintech jurisdiction with an open ecosystem and the most progressive regulating framework. We thank our partners for the support given to our blockchain regulatory development initiative. In the next phase of the project, our working team will be looking at widening the participation to include other industry stakeholders".

The news comes less than a month after the national bank of Kazakhstan unveiled its plan to issue bonds backed by the development of "a mobile application for the population to conduct transactions for the purchase and sale of securities on the basis of blockchain." The app is intended to facilitate the sale of bonds directly to investors and without commission, with officials hoping that low transaction costs and fast settlement times will attract scores of retail investors.

Kazakhstan Seeks to Become Regional Hub for Cryptocurrency Industry

Artem Tolkachev, Director of Legal Services for Technology Projects at Deloitte CIS, described the development of permissive regulatory frameworks for blockchain and cryptocurrency as necessary in order to empower innovation within the industry. Tolkachev stated that the "creation of an enabling regulatory environment for blockchain projects is currently crucial and is included to the agenda of the most innovative economies around the world. [Deloitte] are glad to be a part of the created consortium and to participate in a regulatory development process." Deloitte has also recently partnered with the Singaporean government to trial issuing Singaporean dollars via distributed ledger technology.

Kazakhstani officials recognize that the virtual currencies pose unique challenges to classical law, emphasizing that lawmakers should not develop a juridical framework that will undermine the dynamism and innovation of the cryptocurrency industries. Head of Juscutum, Artem Afyan, described the ICO industry as "new, dynamic, and extremely difficult for classical law", and as "as a perfect opportunity to create a new jurisdiction, which would be most favorable for crypto projects in the world".

This apparent enthusiasm for cryptocurrency on the part of the Kazakstani government appears to be matched by the domestic trading population, with Kazakh Localbitcoins' listings showing record-breaking volume in recent wee

Ether Prices Fall Below $190 Amid Broader Crypto Price Decline

Ether prices fell below $190 today amid a wider drop in cryptocurrency markets.

The price slipped to about $183 as of press time, per CoinDesk data, a decline of roughly 13% since it opened the day at $210.81.

According to WorldCoinIndex, ether (the cryptocurrency of the ethereum network) is trading at $183.41 on South Korea-based Bithumb, the world's most voluminous exchange for the token.

The move comes just three days after ether fell below $200 to hit a 40-day low, representing a more than 50% decline from the $400-odd prices seen in early June. According to CoinDesk data, prices were still well above $300 on June 14, after crossing the $100 mark for the first time in May.

The drop in the price of ether comes during a broader decline in cryptocurrency markets in recent days. Data from CoinMarketCap.com reveals that the collective market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies has fallen below $80bn, after climbing as high as $115bn last month.

Bitcoin prices are down about 6.5% at press time, sliding to $2,209.41 after opening the day at $2,364.52.

What's all the fuss about DENT ICO?

You may have heard how a Dovecot founder is participating in the DENT ICO. Their ICO is all about creating history. Not with an another crowdsale, now they got some great in mind. The DENT will help us, the common man, to get rid of our mobile data problems. No more expensive packages or paying for words that don't exist. DENT will allow you to sell your mobile data if you don't need it. Exciting huh? Read along for more information

Scratch is a great deal easy to-use for apprentices but professionally multi functional for knowledgeable agents. Gouge will make knowledge estimating simple, and thru robotized providing expands skillability of procurement, a lot the similar as spot markets and flexible publicizing as of late. Our basic purpose is to offer a easy, fast and protected get right of entry to to digital currencies for every particular person with a internet get to and a elementary Mastercard. May you need to buy cryptographic sorts of cash out of your DENT? To look all tools, information and appropriate information in a single interface? To replace crypto and fiat on a identical degree?

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The introduce of huge parts of those actions is that the use of prepared contracts, contributors can stay up possession of tokens and by way of having the capability to execute by the use of the savvy contracts, counterparty credit score likelihood is eradicated — and that is legitimate for the exchanging of crypto units. Beginning in 2016 and quickening thru 2017, there were a spread within the amount of actions to dispatch "decentralized trades" with the very important and in lots of circumstances sole purpose of dishing out with the counterparty credit score danger presentation contributors be expecting with a unified business. Those shops are simple and patrons can learn and assess the monetary soundness of Gateways in view of this information. But, the revel in of the decentralized trades which have been propelled to this point is that there's a noteworthy absence of motion and liquidity on those phases as now not each and every particular person is covetous, or is succesful, to replace simply crypto pairs–those trades do not paintings for the all inclusive neighborhood.

Within the idealistic adventure of getting rid of counterparty credit score likelihood, what has been overpassed and shunted apart is the elemental and helpful administrations given by way of integrated trades which are required for a running business framework.

In lieu of a concentrated authority(executive or controller) one of the simplest ways to enforce straightforwardness is to compose it into the blockchain itself.The task will be offering entryway administrations and crossing over to auxiliary, decentralized markets(change administrations) for Ethereum ERC20 tokens. In case of query, an unprejudiced accumulating may just assess the declare and will in all probability discharge a work of the insurance coverage to hide hurt or misfortune. Moreover, by way of being publicly launched , the mission shall be simple and topic to exam and contribution from purchasers and the extra intensive staff. As machine externalities are fundamental for all programs to be sensible and of esteem, decentralized business actions that time of confinement or overlook the non-exchanging functionalities and subordinate administrations most often given by way of concentrated trades are destined for sadness.

Open supply, decentralized, straightforwardly represented trades will after all crush the virtual forex put it up for sale. Those adjustments intend to altogether diminish likelihood for all purchasers, and are a sign that the cryptographic cash put it up for sale is beginning to broaden. It'll likewise give an off-chain,dispute decision framework to reinforce actually vital buyer safety. It'll co-select the qualities of the present type to improve the existent decentralized business endeavors by way of connecting present business phases ("Asset Gateways") to the openANX level and enforcing a collateralize retailer framework that can give purchasers an option to quantify danger. Those Ethereum tokens may also be as native Ethereum tokens(reminiscent of tokens for various DAOs), or tokenized portrayals of off — blockchain sources.

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The level will likewise protected purchasers by way of having each and every Asset Gateway put up insurance coverage right into a savvy contract. A running business framework is a microcosm of an economic system, and as all economies are programs the estimation of that machine is an exponential capability of the volume of related purchasers .

By means of the use of the latest cutting edge advances and an affiliate explored and actualized open supply code, the openANX level will incorporate the qualities of the present CEM exhibit with the most efficient usefulness and parts of the decentralized type whilst going round or relieving the deficiencies of the 2 frameworks. With the increasing building of the Ethereum Community, Raiden and management programs, for instance, boardroom.to, that imaginative and prescient is steadily appropriate. openANX, expects to make a really open supply and decentralized level that makes use of a crossover type to include the important thing qualities of the present CEM with key enhancements, for instance, credit score danger appraisal, arranged query decision and a collateralized retailer framework to interact purchasers, providers and outsiders to legitimately assess the vulnerability that has for a while been a work of the economic heart.

The openANX level will exploit specialised developments at the Ethereum blockchain, for instance, installment channels (Raiden, 0x, Switch, ERC20) and use them to overcome the difficulties faced by way of the present CEM.


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South Korea Prepares Bill to Provide Legal Framework for Cryptocurrencies

A South Korean politician, Rep. Park Yong-jin of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, is working to create revisions to a bill that will provide Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital currencies with a legal framework. The lawmaker commented about this on Monday. According to the Korea Herald, this has been a long awaited move for the purposes of protecting the Korean people. 

This new bill will revise the Electronic South Korea Prepares Bill to Provide Legal Framework for CryptocurrenciesFinancial Transactions Act. This means that traders, dealers, brokerage firms, and others in the ecosystem will now have to register with the Financial Services Commission in Korea. One of the registration requirements is that each company retains capital worth $436,300. The new bill will also create a strong regulatory environment, which will allow authorities to better grapple with tax evasion and other financial crimes in the cryptocurrency space.

No Legal Framework in South Korea for Bitcoin Trading; Political Skepticism about Cryptocurrency

Currently, South Korea has little to no framework that regulates institutions and businesses. The Korea Herald references the politician's fears about this issue:

In the proposal, Park cited the need to address 'the void of a state-led protection that guarantees digital currency's value,' 'digital currency's nonexchangablilty to other existing currencies' and 'the possibility of wreaking havoc on national economy from digital currency bubble burst.'

The article mentions that several of the country's exchanges, including Bithumb, Korbit and Coinone, are absorbing a large amount of market value. Bithumb is taking up %75.7 by itself. According to lawmaker Park, this is a problem, because there is no oversight or legal structure that informs a business on what action to take.

Legislators in South Korea have been skeptical about cryptocurrencies to date. Officials have considered these assets to be merely speculative opportunities. Officials have been particularly critical of ICO's, because they seem to be a vehicle for "unreasonable profits."

Previous Cryptocurrency Legal Considerations in South Korea

The current legal action taken by politicians in South Korea were heralded in June when attorney Kim Kyung Hwan pointed out multiple legal issues surrounding cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin.com provided coverage:

"In an article published in Chosun on June South Korean Politician Prepares Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal23, Kim noted how the rise in bitcoin's price prompted more people in South Korea to get involved. However, the country does not have regulations for the cryptocurrency. This causes uncertainty and "a lot of trouble" for anyone making bitcoin transactions, he said, adding that: It is expected that the regulations will be introduced [in South Korea] like Japan in the near future."

The article noted that regulations would be enacted this year, but the government and the Financial Services Commission were having difficulty determining if bitcoin was money, a security, or an asset. It is still not clear how South Korean officials resolved this issue.