'Regucation': crypto lessons on the world stage

'Regucation': crypto lessons on the world stage
Crypto-critic Molly White says the problem of social media accounts being hacked to promote crypto remains. (Image: DepositPhotos)
David Chaplin
World Investor Week (Oct 7-13) 2024 centred around a new crypto drama penned by the International Organization of Securities Commissions.Introducing the Final Report on Investor Education surrounding Crypto-Assets, the International Organization of Securities Commissions' (IOSCO) chair, Jean-Paul Servais, noted that amid “growing widespread interest in crypto-assets, retail investors are subject to unique risks”. “Market events have shown that the industry carries high levels of volatility, failures, and bad actors ca...

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