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Vitalik Buterin Holds Taiwan Employment Gold Card
Vitalik Buterin holds a Taiwan Employment Gold Card, integrating work, residence, and travel permits. Valid for 1-3 years, it simplifies processes for global professionals in Taiwan.
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission Drafts New Crypto Regulations
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission drafts crypto regulations for 2023, focusing on anti-money laundering, token issuance, asset segregation, and transparent trading. Overseas platforms face advertising restrictions.
Taiwan FSC to regulate crypto
Taiwan's top administrative authority, the Legislative Yuan, will regulate cryptocurrencies via the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). Chairman Huang Tien-mu declared that the FSC would supervise Taiwan's crypto business, but not NFTs. The FSC should create and adopt a crypto regulatory framework by March or April. This follows continuous tensions with China, which views Taiwan as a separatist province it intends to dominate.
Taiwan Moves to Ban the use of Credit Cards to Acquire Cryptocurrency
Taiwan through its Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has moved to ban the use of credit cards in purchasing cryptocurrencies
Taiwan is Most Interested in NFTs, Says NFT Club Research
Taiwan is the country where people are the most interested in NFTs, according to research conducted by NFT Club.
Crypto Scams Took in More Than $30 Million in Taiwan in 2019
Blockchain and cryptocurrency investment scams have risen and have reached $900 million New Taiwan dollars ($30 million) in Taiwan last year, according to Gao Hongan, a political figure in the country.