The Korea Association of Digital Asset Exchanges (DAXA) has issued a statement strongly opposing the government's proposed shareholding restrictions. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) had previously recommended limiting major shareholders' stakes in cryptocurrency exchanges to between 15% and 20% to address governance risks arising from concentrated ownership. DAXA argues that such restrictions would severely hinder the development of the country's digital asset industry, and that artificially altering the ownership structure of private companies would undermine the foundation of this emerging industry. DAXA further points out that due to the unrestricted global circulation of digital assets, unsustainable investment in domestic exchanges would lead to a loss of international competitiveness and encourage holders to migrate to overseas platforms. Furthermore, artificially dispersing ownership would weaken major shareholders' ultimate responsibility for the custody and management of user assets, harming user protection. This proposed restriction is part of the deliberations on the Basic Law on Digital Assets, with the relevant legislation expected to be completed in the first quarter of this year.

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The government now believes that large volumes of illicit capital are slipping through gaps between traditional markets and digital finance […] The post Thailand Cracks Down on Gold and Crypto to Curb Illegal Money Flows appeared first on Coindoo. source: https://coindoo.com/thailand-cracks-down-on-gold-and-crypto-to-curb-illegal-money-flows/

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Ron Wyden have reintroduced a bipartisan bill aimed at clarifying the specific circumstances under which crypto developers and infrastructure providers are considered money transmitters under federal law. The bill, known as the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, distinguishes between developers who write or maintain blockchain software and financial intermediaries who control customer funds. According to the bill, developers and infrastructure providers who lack the legal rights or unilateral capacity to move users' digital assets will be excluded from the definition of money transmitters under federal law. Cynthia Lummis stated that developers who merely write code and maintain open-source infrastructure should not be classified as money transmitters without access to, control of, or control of user funds. Ron Wyden argued that forcing developers who write code to adhere to the same rules as exchanges or brokers is technically impractical and could infringe on privacy and freedom of speech.

The bill aims to define when and how crypto developers can face liability, as enforcement actions have intensified the debate. source: https://decrypt.co/354371/senate-bill-clarity-crypto-developer-liability-federal-law

BitMart's "BM Discover" section launched PsyopAnime (PSYOPANIME) on January 13th at 11:00 AM (UTC+8), and the PSYOPANIME/USDT trading pair was opened at this launch.

DAXA published a statement criticizing the government's proposal to cap major shareholder stakes in crypto platforms at 15-20%. source: https://www.theblock.co/post/385257/south-korean-crypto-exchanges-ownership-cap?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

According to PANews, HyperInsight monitoring has revealed that a major whale recently closed a Bitcoin short position, incurring a loss of $65,000. Subsequently, the whale opened a new long position with 40x leverage, involving 196.88 BTC, valued at approximately $17.95 million. The average opening price for this position was $91,447.2, resulting in an unrealized loss of $50,000.

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