{"id":1352,"date":"2018-12-06T13:59:33","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T13:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icoholder.com\/blog\/?p=1352"},"modified":"2025-06-06T14:37:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T14:37:42","slug":"cryptocurrency-regulation-plans-estonia-tighten-market-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icoholder.com\/blog\/cryptocurrency-regulation-plans-estonia-tighten-market-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Cryptocurrency Regulation Plans Estonia Tighten Market Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/icoholder.com\/blog\/cryptocurrency-regulation-plans-estonia-tighten-market-control\/#Estonias_ICO_Market_and_Regulation_Update\" >Estonia\u2019s ICO Market and Regulation Update<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/icoholder.com\/blog\/cryptocurrency-regulation-plans-estonia-tighten-market-control\/#In_conclusion\" >In conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Estonia is currently setting cryptocurrency regulation plans Estonia to regulate the country\u2019s cryptocurrency industry. Reports from the European nation claim it may tighten regulation of its token and digital currency market due to concerns over money laundering and terrorism financing.<\/p>\n<p>Estonia&#8217;s Financial Supervision Authority (FSA) is taking a closer look at firms providing cryptocurrency-related services.<\/p>\n<p>According to Aripaev, a local financial news outlet, if a regulatory tighten-up were to take place now, cryptocurrency exchanges would likely feel the brunt of it.<\/p>\n<p>To watchers of the crypto industry, this news from Estonia is not surprising in the least. It has become the norm by most countries to demand that exchange platforms perform Know Your Customer (KYC) due diligence in addition to complying with anti-money laundering (AML) laws.<\/p>\n<p>The FSA in Estonia, just like other regulators, is chiefly concerned with \u201cthe moment digital currency is bought or sold for fiat currency.\u201d No country or region has been able to directly regulate or stop a blockchain, however.<\/p>\n<h3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Estonias_ICO_Market_and_Regulation_Update\"><\/span>Estonia\u2019s ICO Market and Regulation Update<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">In recent times, Estonia has become one of the most sought-after markets for initial coin offerings (ICOs) and token sales. A major reason is the ease of registering a company in the country. This has made Estonia the preferred destination for many business startups. When cryptocurrency was booming, Ernst &amp; Young listed Estonia among the \u201ctop 15 countries for raising funds through an ICO.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite these advantages, the country has \u201cnever been a free-for-all country when it comes to token crowd sales.\u201d The Financial Supervision Authority (FSA) has confirmed this. It said all token sales will be thoroughly scrutinized on a case-by-case basis. This means some virtual assets may be classified as securities. This applies regardless of the technology used. As a result, these assets fall under the country\u2019s security regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, recent developments suggest Estonia may have abandoned its plan for a national digital currency called Estcoin. Currently, Estonia has only nine active nodes dedicated to Bitcoin. This number shows the local cryptocurrency community\u2019s level of commitment.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_conclusion\"><\/span>In conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Rumors of the cryptocurrency industry being used for <a href=\"https:\/\/icoholder.com\/blog\/tencent-alerts-neo-users-of-hackers-bug-that-remotely-steals-tokens\/\">money-laundering<\/a> schemes and terrorism financing have prompted the government of Estonia to set clear cryptocurrency regulation plans Estonia. The financial authority plans to closely examine companies offering cryptocurrency-related services.<\/p>\n<p>For more news and development in the world of cryptocurrency, subscribe to the ICOholder\u2019s newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Estonia is currently setting cryptocurrency regulation plans Estonia to regulate the country\u2019s cryptocurrency industry. 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