{"id":325271,"date":"2023-07-05T18:30:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/?p=325271"},"modified":"2023-07-05T18:06:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T12:36:08","slug":"south-africa-announces-deadline-for-crypto-exchange-licenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/south-africa-announces-deadline-for-crypto-exchange-licenses\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa announces deadline for crypto exchange licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><em>Crypto exchanges operating without a license after 30 November could invite enforcement action.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>9.44% of South Africa\u2019s total population owned cryptocurrency.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>South Africa has announced a deadline of 30 November for all crypto exchanges operating in the country to obtain licenses, as per a recent Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-07-04\/south-africa-to-require-crypto-exchanges-licensing-by-year-end\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>FSCA commissioner Unathi Kamlana noted that the agency had received approximately 20 license applications since its recent opening and expected more before the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) is the financial regulator of South Africa. The FSCA has been active in crypto and FinTech laws, partnering with an inter-governmental FinTech working group, comprising significant financial sector authorities and policymakers, including the National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank.<\/p>\n<p>Kamlana also added that if crypto exchanges continued to operate without obtaining a license after the deadline, the regulator expects to take \u201cenforcement action.\u201d This may include penalties or the closure of non-compliant firms.<\/p>\n<p>The commissioner concluded by admitting that establishing a regulatory framework for crypto goods is a prudent strategy, given the potential for significant harm to financial clients.<\/p>\n<p>He also underlined the need for more time to assess the impact of the measures. Kamlana promised the industry of continuous engagement to develop and implement required modifications.<\/p>\n<h4>South Africa tightens grip on crypto industry<\/h4>\n<p>With this move, South Africa becomes the first country in Africa to compel crypto asset exchanges to get licenses. This move comes as crypto authorities and lawmakers throughout the world tighten crypto rules.<\/p>\n<p>The decision impacts many prominent South African trading platforms, including Digital Currency Group-owned Luno and Pantera Capital-backed VALR crypto exchange. Global platforms operating in the country, like Binance [BNB], will also need to get licenses.<\/p>\n<p>As per <a href=\"https:\/\/triple-a.io\/crypto-ownership-south-africa-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TripleA<\/a>, over 5.8 million people, 9.44% of South Africa\u2019s total population, own cryptocurrency. A large number of South African cryptocurrency owners were in the 18-44 age group (83%).<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin [BTC] remained the popular choice for crypto owners in South Africa, with more than 79% of crypto owner respondents possessing the king coin.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_325276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-325276\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Capture-14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-325276\" src=\"http:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Capture-14.jpg\" alt=\"south africa crypto\" width=\"590\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-325276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: TripleA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa has announced a deadline of 30 November for all crypto exchanges operating in the country to obtain licenses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,66,3,4,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-325271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-global-news","category-new-news","category-news","category-social","category-trading-view"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - 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