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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Although the Central Bank of Taiwan and the Financial Supervisory Commission (the FSC ) has characterized Bitcoin as highly speculative virtual goods rather than legal currency in 2013, the legislator has amended the Money Laundering Control Act (the MLCA ) on November 7, 2017, which stipulates that virtual currency platforms and trading businesses must comply with the anti-money laundering (AML) regulations applicable to financial institutions. In addition, the Executive Yuan has issued a ruling on April 7 this year (2021) designating that any entity which operates the following businesses should fall within the scope of the MLCA: ....