Central Bank raises awareness on risks in investing in virtual currencies

No regulatory safeguard for virtual currencies in Sri Lanka, CBSL raises awareness

“Virtual Currencies (VCs)” are digital tokens created by private entities that can be obtained online through mining, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) or through Virtual Currency Exchanges. VCs are also commonly referred to as cryptocurrencies. Popular VCs include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin. While VCs have their own value denominations such as bitcoins for Bitcoin and ethers for […]