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Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
5BMeaning of virtual asset
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#### 5B Meaning of virtual asset
(1) A virtual asset is a digital representation of value that:
(a) functions as any of the following:
(i) a medium of exchange;
(ii) a store of economic value;
(iii) a unit of account;
(iv) an investment; and
(b) is not issued by or under the authority of a government body; and
(c) may be transferred, stored or traded electronically.
(2) A virtual asset is a digital representation of value that:
(a) enables a person to vote on the management, administration or governance of arrangements connected with a digital representation of value; and
(b) is not issued by or under the authority of a government body; and
(c) may be transferred, stored or traded electronically.
(3) A virtual asset is a digital representation of value of a kind prescribed by the AML/CTF Rules.
(4) However, the following are not virtual assets:
(a) money;
(b) a digital representation of value used exclusively within an electronic game;
(c) customer loyalty or reward points;
(d) a digital representation of value that is:
(i) similar to a thing mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c); and
(ii) not intended by the issuer to be convertible into another digital representation of value or money;
(e) a digital representation of value prescribed by the AML/CTF Rules.