Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority grants banking license to Online Game

grant_banking_license( swedishSupervisoryAuthority, entropiaUniverse ).
developer( entropiaUniverse, mindark ).
currency( entropiaUniverse, projectEntropiaDollars ).

Virtual banks need to be regulated in case they become a vehicle for money laundering. Some countries (e.g. China) are also looking at virtual worlds as a potential source of tax revenues.

The Virtual Worlds conference (now Engage! Expo) is a forum for discussing innovations in virtual worlds, such as entropia universe.