Taiwan’s Independent Commission Against Corruption, Ministry of Justice: Include virtual currencies within the scope of property that must be declared under the Public Officials’ Property Declaration Act

According to ChainCatcher, the Anti-Corruption Division of the Taiwan Ministry of Justice's Independent Commission Against Corruption issued a press release stating that considering the risk of money laundering, it has included "virtual currency platforms and trading businesses" in the scope of money laundering prevention. In view of the fact that virtual currencies also have considerable property value, the Ministry of Justice has recently been actively considering including virtual currencies in the scope of property that should be reported under the "Public Officials Property Declaration Act."