"We are concerned with potential money laundering and consumer protection. We are studying putting virtual currency operators under a more formal regulatory framework," Philippine Central Bank Deputy Governor Nestor Espenilla said, according to Bloomberg.
every country, and everyone with smallest brain is worried about money laundering and all other kinds of criminal activity that can be performed with bitcoin. and none of them have been hiding it so far in the past 7-8 years. and these are talks and talks have been happening for as long as bitcoin existed and regulations are not always a bad thing preventing things!