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期货和衍生品行业监管动态

MAS 一直在仔细考虑引入更多的消费者保护措施，可能包括限制散户参与，

以及在加密货币交易时使用杠杆的有关规则。然而，鉴于加密货币市场的无国界

性质，有必要在全球范围内进行监管协调与合作。在 MAS 积极参与的各种国际

标准制定机构中，正在讨论这些问题。

MAS 重申其警告：加密货币风险很高，不适合散户。人们可能会失去他们

投资的大部分资金，如果他们借钱购买加密货币，损失可能更大。

Reply to Parliamentary Question on Restrictions on Cryptocurrency Trading

Platforms to Protect Members of Public (2022/7/4)

Question:

To ask the Prime Minister whether MAS intends to implement further
restrictions on cryptocurrency trading platforms with a view to protect unsophisticated

persons from entering into such trades which are considered highly risky.

Answer by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister and Minister in

charge of MAS:

Since 2017, MAS has consistently warned that cryptocurrencies are not suitable

investments for the retail public. Most cryptocurrencies are subject to sharp

speculative price swings. Recent events have vividly demonstrated the risks, with

prices of several cryptocurrencies falling drastically.

In January this year, MAS went further than most other regulators, to restrict the

marketing and advertising of cryptocurrency services in public areas, and disallow

cryptocurrency trading being portrayed in a manner that trivialises its risks. All

entities dealing in cryptocurrencies (termed digital payment token or DPT service
providers) in Singapore are expected to comply with the MAS guidelines. Since then,

DPT service providers have taken actions to meet these rules, such as removing

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