ENCOUNTER WITH THE

Last updated: June 16, 2025, 13:15  |  Written by: Charlie Lee

Encounter With The
Encounter With The

Retail Investing In Unbacked Cryptoassets

The trading of so-called “unbacked cryptoassets” such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) should be regulated as gambling rather than a financial service, a panel of British

Retail investing in unbacked cryptoassets like Bitcoin should be regulated like gambling because they are highly volatile and have “no intrinsic value,” an influential panel

Trading in cryptocurrencies is akin to gambling and should be treated as such, British lawmakers said. Unbacked tokens like bitcoin and ether aren't underpinned by

Regulating Retail Trading And Investment

Regulating retail trading and investment in unbacked cryptocurrencies could create a 'halo' effect that leads consumers to think the activity is safer than it is, or protected

Crypto Trading Should Be Regulated Like Gambling, UK Panel Says

Crypto has no ‘intrinsic value’ should be regulated like

Commenting On The Report

Crypto Trading Should Be Regulated as Gambling: UK Lawmakers

Commenting on the report, Harriett Baldwin MP, Chair of the Treasury Committee, said: “The events of 2025 have highlighted the risks posed to consumers by the cryptoasset industry, large parts of which remain a wild west. Effective regulation is clearly needed to protect consumers from harm, as well as to Ver más

Crypto retail trading should be regulated as gamblingUK

A Panel Of Cross

Consumer cryptocurrency trading should be regulated as

A panel of cross-party British lawmakers is going against the government's stance and recommended trading of 'unbacked' crypto assets like Bitcoin and Ether to be regulated as

Cryptocurrency trading should be regulated as gambling, says

In A New Report

Crypto should be regulated as gambling, UK lawmakers say

Crypto trading should be treated like gambling, UK lawmakers urge

In a new report, the committee called for consumer trading in unbacked crypto assets to be treated in regulation as gambling. The cross-party committee of MPs said cryptocurrencies

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