Supreme People's Procuratorate: Focus on new risks of financial illegal activities and crimes carried out under the guise of investments in virtual currencies, digital collectibles, and other forms

ChainCatcher news, the Supreme People's Procuratorate issued the "Opinions on Fully Leveraging the Functions of the Procuratorial System to Lawfully Serve and Guarantee High-Quality Financial Development." The opinions point out that severe punishment should be imposed according to the law on crimes that seriously endanger financial security, and the crackdown on illegal fundraising crimes in areas such as fake private placements, fake gold exchanges, pensions, private equity funds, virtual currencies, and prepaid cards should be continuously intensified; it is necessary to collaborate to lawfully regulate financial innovation activities, pay attention to new risks of financial violations and crimes carried out under the guise of investments in virtual currencies, digital collectibles, etc., and proactively research and formulate response and disposal plans with relevant departments.