New digital asset regulations in force tomorrow, says govt


Lim Guan Eng says the Securities Commission will put in place the relevant regulatory requirements for the issuance of initial coin offerings and the trading of digital assets at digital asset exchanges in Malaysia. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, January 14, 2019.

DIGITAL currencies and digital tokens will be prescribed as securities and regulated by the Securities Commission starting tomorrow, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.

The offering of such instruments, as well as its associated activities, will require authorisation from the SC and compliance with the relevant securities laws and regulations, he said in a statement today.


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