韩国拟对加密货币交易征税

South Korea’s government is considering taxing capital gains on the trading of cryptocurrencies, according to a joint government statement issued on Wednesday.

根据周三发布的一份政府联合声明，韩国政府正在考虑对加密货币交易征收资本利得税。

The government is also proposing a bill to limit trading to exchanges that are transparent and uphold investor protection.

政府还提出了一项限制加密货币交易场所，只允许在透明和实施投资者保护的交易所交易的法案。

Frenzied demand for bitcoin in South Korea has seen the country’s investors paying premiums of more than 20 per cent compared with international rates.

在韩国，对比特币的狂热需求导致韩国投资者交易比特币的价格相对于国际水平有逾20%的溢价。

The price of bitcoin has surged in almost 40 per cent for the month to date, hitting a high of $17,428 on Tuesday. The digital currency started the year at around $1,000.

本月迄今，比特币的价格已经暴涨近40%，周二达到了17428美元的高点。这种数字货币在今年年初的价格约为1000美元。