Proper Regulations Will Boost Confidence in Cryptocurrency Sector: Abu Dhabi RegulatorThe regulatory chief of Abu Dhabis international financial center and free zone has called for tighter regulations for cryptocurrency trading and ICOs while recognizing the growing global industry.
Nearly a year after issuing its guidelines for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs), effectively regulating the industry, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) is sharing its framework with its regulatory counterparts around the world.
This space needs to be properly regulated, otherwise there is the risk of financial crime, FSRA chief executive Richard Teng was quoted as saying by The National. Every time a coin gets stolen or lost, it affects the confidence in this asset class.
Notably, FSRA chief executive Richard Teng insists that a lot has changed over the past few months in a changing landscape that forgoes fears associated to cryptocurrencies to the recognition of a growing industry that requires guidelines to responsibly develop and encourage the sector.
He added:
We are confident that our comprehensive regime which we have shared with global regulators like the [U.S.] SEC, the UK Treasury, Financial Conduct Authority and Bank of England, and regulators in Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan can address these risks and bring greater confidence into this asset class.
The Abu Dhabi regulators comments come at a time when lawmakers in the U.K. urged the government to prioritize regulation of the cryptocurrency and ICO space in a Treasury Committee report published today.
https://www.ccn.com/abu-dhabi-cryptocurrency-regulations/ A lot of people have been skeptical with the idea of regulation, but if we really want to be truthful to ourselves, without regulation, this space will not grow quickly and it may actually be the beginning of its downfall. Certainly, regulation does not mean the government will simply have full control over the whole space as long as nothing changes in the protocol.
However, when the activities surrounding it are regulated, people are called back to order, steps are taken to eradicate scams, and then, it would really be a good way to start.