马来西亚：加密货币法规本周二生效，数字资产和通证归为证券

　　据Cointelegraph 1月14日报道，马来西亚的加密货币法规将于本周二生效。

　　报道称，马来西亚财政部长Lim Guan Eng 表示，2019年《资本市场和服务秩序》将于1月15日生效。新法规将数字货币、代币和加密货币资产归类为证券，并将其置于证监会的监管之下。

　　据报道，Lim Guan Eng表示，从周二开始，任何在马来西亚经营未经授权的首次代币发行（ICO）或数字资产交易所的人将面临10年监禁和1000万林吉特（合240万美元）的罚款。

　　据马来西亚的《星报》报道，马来西亚财政部对加密货币行业的发展比较乐观，《星报》写道：

　　马来西亚财政部认为，数字资产及其依托的区块链技术有潜力为新旧行业带来创新。也就是说，马来西亚财政部相信数字资产为投资者提供了另一种融资方式和一种新的资产类别。

　　正如Cointelegraph所报道的那样，马来西亚政府就在两天前还没有决定是否将加密货币合法化。

　　尽管如此，据Cointelegraph在去年11月报道的那样，马来西亚当时正打算在2019年第一季度颁布加密货币和ICO的法规。

 

　　英文原文

　　Malaysian cryptocurrency regulation comes into effect on Tuesday, Reuters reports on Monday, Jan. 14.

　　The Malaysian finance minister, Lim Guan Eng, reportedly said today that the Capital Markets and Services Order 2019 would become effective on Jan. 15. According to Reuters, the new regulation classifies digital currencies, tokens and crypto-assets as securities, placing them under the Securities Commission’s authority.

　　Starting from Tuesday, any person operating unauthorized initial coin offerings (ICOs) or digital asset exchanges in Malaysia will be reportedly facing a 10-year jail sentence and a 10 million ($2.4 million) ringgit fine.

　　According to Malaysian news outlet The Star, Eng noted the positive outlook of the Ministry of Finance on the cryptocurrency industry, stating:

　　The Ministry of Finance views digital assets, as well as its underlying blockchain technologies, as having the potential to bring about innovation in both old and new industries.

　　Namely, Eng noted that the ministry believes digital assets offer both an alternative fundraising method and a new asset class for investors.

　　As Cointelegraph reported, the Malaysian government was still undecided whether to legalize cryptocurrencies just two days ago.

　　Still, it has reportedly been clear since November of last year that Malaysia will enact regulations for cryptocurrency and ICOs in Q1 2019, as Cointelegraph reported at the time.