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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Mark Sweney

Treasury plans crackdown on ‘misleading’ cryptocurrency ads

Crypto transactions on a computer monitor
There is growing concern over a surge in ads promoting crypto assets, which are unregulated in the UK, and the potential for naive investors to lose money. Photograph: Jérôme Favre/EPA

The government has unveiled plans to crack down on misleading cryptocurrency ads by making them subject to the same regulations as marketing for other financial products such as shares and insurance.

The Treasury has responded to rising concern over a surge in ads promoting cryptoassets, which are unregulated in the UK, and the potential for naive investors to lose money given the highly volatile price swings of digital currencies such as bitcoin.

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