據Cointelegraph 1月14日報道，馬來西亞的加密貨幣法規將于本周二生效。

　　報道稱，馬來西亞財政部長Lim Guan Eng 表示，2019年《資本市場和服務秩序》將于1月15日生效。新法規將數字貨幣、代幣和加密貨幣資產歸類為證券，并將其置于證監會的監管之下。

　　據報道，Lim Guan Eng表示，從周二開始，任何在馬來西亞經營未經授權的首次代幣發行（ICO）或數字資產交易所的人將面臨10年監禁和1000萬林吉特（合240萬美元）的罰款。

　　據馬來西亞的《星報》報道，馬來西亞財政部對加密貨幣行業的發展比較樂觀，《星報》寫道：

　　馬來西亞財政部認為，數字資產及其依托的區塊鏈技術有潛力為新舊行業帶來創新。也就是說，馬來西亞財政部相信數字資產為投資者提供了另一種融資方式和一種新的資產類別。

　　正如Cointelegraph所報道的那樣，馬來西亞政府就在兩天前還沒有決定是否將加密貨幣合法化。

　　盡管如此，據Cointelegraph在去年11月報道的那樣，馬來西亞當時正打算在2019年第一季度頒布加密貨幣和ICO的法規。

 

　　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.