Taiwan Regulating Crypto Before Most Asian Countries

[Red Feast]

Looks like Taiwan is paving a great start to crypto summer. It's not official yet, but we'll know within the next 10 days. Especially if we see a bunch of Chinese exchanges popping up out of nowhere. There will be signs

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/01/taiwan-s-sweeping-crypto-law-raises-the-bar-with-licensing-reserve-mandates-and-tough-penalties

Big step for Bitcoin and crypto in Asia

[caroasi]

So-called "anti-money laundering" policies are anti-privacy, pro-extortion, anti-rights policies designed to bring the middle class into poverty via taxation. Furthermore, it is virtuous and ethical to sell most illicit drugs, while it is criminal rights violation to deny people their right to property, including the right to gardening, cultivation, and safe processing and consumption of their property. I highly encourage participation in protecting our rights against government intrusion into our private lives by not telling them anything about our personal finances.

The politicians in Taiwan violating people's basic rights should all go to prison. This regulation by Taiwan is total injustice that is against them being a free country. We live in a prison planet! Taiwan is one of the five most "free" countries on Earth yet is not a free country.

[Dunamisx]

I'm not against anything they are making up as a decision regarding the state of crypto in Taiwan, but they should make the regulations more friendly to the citizens so that everyone will not see it as the same as having similar challenges to paying tax.

This is the time we want the government to be more responsible for each citizen by considering every implementation in their own favor and not working things out leading to more earnings in the government's purse, cryptocurrency is not a scam and the government should allow people to engage in it as an alternative, it saves and prevents incidents of inflation.

[Fortify]

Looks like Taiwan is paving a great start to crypto summer. It's not official yet, but we'll know within the next 10 days. Especially if we see a bunch of Chinese exchanges popping up out of nowhere. There will be signs

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/01/taiwan-s-sweeping-crypto-law-raises-the-bar-with-licensing-reserve-mandates-and-tough-penalties

Big step for Bitcoin and crypto in Asia

It makes sense really, as much as some countries like China would rush to ban it, it's not going away and regulation would be better. It also helps that Taiwan is a democratic country which tend to be much more progressive by their nature. Many countries decide to just push the problem away for other reasons, like Chinese authorities who understand that they apply maximum pressure to someone if they can cut off their finances entirely and leave them unable to escape the repression. Then there are places like India and Pakistan which are quite messy with a million other laws that need to be created and implemented before they even look at crypto. Everyone who loves crypto should love how Taiwan is backing it.

[Agbamoni]

Regulation of crypto in the country should not cause excitement because, with the experince I have with my country's regulation, it isn't worth celebrating. Crypto is not a scam, so I don't see why there will be so many laws and regulations regarding it. Except for the money it brings into the country, every government is trying to have a fair share of the prize.

[asriloni]

It sounds good. Taiwan finally aware it's not good to always put crypto in the gray area. So regulating it will be much more beneficial to them. They can also access the digital economic through crypto. I think they deserve appreciation because of what they have been doing.

The best part is that to see how they're threatening the scammers and fraudsters who did it in their area with penalty 10 years in prison. So i think that's enough to scare those who may explore the bad side of crypto to scam others.

It will be much better if they can make it to the 50 years in prison.

[Die_empty]

Looks like Taiwan is paving a great start to crypto summer. It's not official yet, but we'll know within the next 10 days. Especially if we see a bunch of Chinese exchanges popping up out of nowhere. There will be signs

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/01/taiwan-s-sweeping-crypto-law-raises-the-bar-with-licensing-reserve-mandates-and-tough-penalties

Big step for Bitcoin and crypto in Asia

This is a move to regulate the crypto industry in Taiwan to avoid unauthorized operation, fraud, and price manipulation. Crypto service providers would be mandated to be licensed by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC)  before they can operate in Taiwan.

Although this move will promote centralization, it is a move to foster order and risk management in the industry. Without control, scammers and fraudsters will take advantage of the citizens of the country who are interested in crypto. Ensuring that the citizens are protected from bad actors is essential to the success of the sector.

[o48o]

So-called "anti-money laundering" policies are anti-privacy, pro-extortion, anti-rights policies designed to bring the middle class into poverty via taxation. Furthermore, it is virtuous and ethical to sell most illicit drugs, while it is criminal rights violation to deny people their right to property, including the right to gardening, cultivation, and safe processing and consumption of their property. I highly encourage participation in protecting our rights against government intrusion into our private lives by not telling them anything about our personal finances.

The politicians in Taiwan violating people's basic rights should all go to prison. This regulation by Taiwan is total injustice that is against them being a free country. We live in a prison planet! Taiwan is one of the five most "free" countries on Earth yet is not a free country.

Here's how i am reading your rant:

"Oh you found out i was a serial killer? Aside the fact that i broke your so called laws, you are the real criminal here because you found it out".

I wonder how you would solve corruption without need for accountability. Trying to justify acts of money laundering is just weirdly revealing.

Also your term "prison planet" makes me believe you might have been listening to Alex Jones, which shows. I am so glad that Onion highjacked that media and are actually doing some good with it. Anyway. Good luck with your prison planet while people in earth are fighting corruption.

[logfiles]

This is a move to regulate the crypto industry in Taiwan to avoid unauthorized operation, fraud, and price manipulation. Crypto service providers would be mandated to be licensed by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC)  before they can operate in Taiwan.

Although this move will promote centralization, it is a move to foster order and risk management in the industry. Without control, scammers and fraudsters will take advantage of the citizens of the country who are interested in crypto. Ensuring that the citizens are protected from bad actors is essential to the success of the sector.

But scammers and fraudsters have been there for centuries even with the traditional fiat currencies and banking system. I find that excuse quite weak. The actual goal is to either force people back to fiat currencies or slow down crypto adoption.

There is a reason people choose to use crypto and once that reason or freedom is taken away, they will see no more need to venture into crypto. This is what the Governments and traditional banking systems are trying to fight under the guise of regulations. If indeed regulations completely eliminated fraud and scam, then there would be any committed with the traditional finance system today.

[SUPERSAIAN]

Taiwan might be the first to regulate cryptocurrencies. However, I think Asia is currently the most open continent to cryptocurrencies in the world overall. Many countries seem to be relaxed about it, with low taxes. Taiwan taking the lead is good because they are one of the strongest economies in Asia.

The regulation of cryptocurrencies in their country isn't something that would generate much excitement, as each country makes its own regulations according to its own preferences.

[RGBTC]

So-called "anti-money laundering" policies are anti-privacy, pro-extortion, anti-rights policies designed to bring the middle class into poverty via taxation.

Taxes were already applied to almost all centralized services before the AML policy became as aggressive as it has recently become. So I'm not sure what relevance these two policies have. If your country's political philosophy were to impoverish its people in general, they would increase tax rates across all income sectors.

[TastyChillySauce00]

The Virtual Asset Service Act, is just a licensing enforcement for crypto services operating within the jurisdiction. Many other asian countries already have one, I don't think they are regulating before most asian countries.
In fact, most asian countries are already way ahead of this.

[The Cryptovator]

Looks like Taiwan is paving a great start to crypto summer. It's not official yet, but we'll know within the next 10 days. Especially if we see a bunch of Chinese exchanges popping up out of nowhere. There will be signs

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/01/taiwan-s-sweeping-crypto-law-raises-the-bar-with-licensing-reserve-mandates-and-tough-penalties

Big step for Bitcoin and crypto in Asia

If Taiwan approved the crypto regulation, then could we see more Chinese investors? Maybe miners or businesses like exchanges would move to Taiwan to operate their businesses from there. This is because China often claims that Taiwan is a part of its territory. From that perspective, investors would move to Taiwan, too.

However, I am not against regulation. What could they regulate? Only businesses. Bitcoin is truly decentralised, and by its nature, it won't be controlled by anyone. Rather, I believe government would collect tax by regulation, and on the other hand, businesses would run their businesses by following regulations without hassle. It's kind of a win-win situation.

[Die_empty]

But scammers and fraudsters have been there for centuries even with the traditional fiat currencies and banking system. I find that excuse quite weak. The actual goal is to either force people back to fiat currencies or slow down crypto adoption.

There is a reason people choose to use crypto and once that reason or freedom is taken away, they will see no more need to venture into crypto. This is what the Governments and traditional banking systems are trying to fight under the guise of regulations. If indeed regulations completely eliminated fraud and scam, then there would be any committed with the traditional finance system today.

You would agree with me that the majority of the people who are currently buying or using crypto don't do it because of privacy. The drive for making profit, convenience and financial alternative is the main factor currently. Leaving the Taiwan crypto space without control or regulation would cause more harm than good. Starting a crypto exchange is easier than establishing a fiat bank. If not checked, the Taiwan crypto sector would be filled with fake service providers that will target to scam people.

I am not holding brief for the government or supporting extreme regulation, but the crypto sector, especially the altcoins industry without supervision, would become a den of scammers. Those who want to maintain privacy know what to do. At least using a VPN is 100% legal in Taiwan.

[Stepstowealth]

Looks like Taiwan is paving a great start to crypto summer. It's not official yet, but we'll know within the next 10 days. Especially if we see a bunch of Chinese exchanges popping up out of nowhere. There will be signs

I am not surprised that it is country like Taiwan in Asia who are starting this great move rather than waiting for the bigger countries in Asia to make the way and then follow.
Taiwan shows significant and current understanding of technology this is why they must be making this move to try and ensure that the crypto space is safer for everyone and more transparent. This new policy if made official will definitely discourage criminals and fraudsters online and i thin many other countries in other continests can learn from it and adopt the pattern of the strategy.

[joniboini]

The term regulation is too broad here. What Asian countries are we talking too? As far as my memory serves me right, my country has "regulated" crypto for years now. Can we say my country is first before Taiwan or other countries then? Anyway, sooner or later governments will force exchanges or crypto liquidity to get centralized anyway, not sure how ground breaking it will be for crypto if the use case is still limited in the end.

[gracreavix]

Regulations can hurt or help the adoption of Bitcoin depending on the angle the regulation affects. Is it for easy adoption for Bitcoin by spreading awareness yes. Is the law restricting the use of Bitcoin? Not that they can. But you get my point.

It will be a nice thing is Taiwan position itself as the new crypto hub in Asia. Just hope the regulation turns out to favour Bitcoin.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Regulations can hurt or help the adoption of Bitcoin depending on the angle the regulation affects. Is it for easy adoption for Bitcoin by spreading awareness yes. Is the law restricting the use of Bitcoin? Not that they can. But you get my point.

It will be a nice thing is Taiwan position itself as the new crypto hub in Asia. Just hope the regulation turns out to favour Bitcoin.

They are probing the middle ground with this regulation. It feels like they are trying to build a reputation for crypto hub in asia which actually Singapore already excels at but they also want to avoid money laundering.
This regulation is just the beginning to rule out the bad actor out of the system and laying a groundwork for future crypto regulation. It'd be great if they can offer low capital gain taxes because that will attract many people and companies.

[Antidote47k]

I think the bigger story here is that Taiwan is trying to move from simply allowing crypto to putting a proper framework around it.

From what I read, this isn’t just about being crypto-friendly. The licensing requirements are much stricter, customer assets have to be handled more carefully, and there are serious penalties for operating without approval. That raises the bar for anyone wanting to do business there.

In a way, that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Clear rules can give legitimate companies more confidence to build and operate, even if complying with them isn’t cheap. The real test will be whether the framework strikes the right balance between protecting users and leaving enough room for innovation.

So I’d say it’s definitely a significant step for the industry in Asia, but we’ll probably get a better picture once we see how many companies actually choose to operate under the new rules.

[Outhue]

It's all about anti money laundering, maybe this would put an end to ban every year from china especially, this is what they should have done for man years in the past already but I suspect that they intentionally ignore.
China is very capable, they knew what they can do but since they refuse I believe they have their reasons, and one that I believe is manipulation of the market, putting ban on crypto and Bitcoin is still a thing but not as effective as it was in the past.
I believe that they have intentionally ignored regulations, they could have done that very long time ago before the US, they have been pretending to hate Bitcoin but they also accumulate Bitcoin.