CSA report highlights investor education activities
The top reason among investors for buying into cryptoassets was interest in new technologies followed by speculation
The firm’s new securities division will offer trading in initial coin offering tokens and fractional equities, and provide other exchange services under regulatory oversight
Financial planners and financial advisors need to understand the benefits and drawbacks of this new digital asset class
The new guidance aims to address when an offering of tokens involves an offering of securities
Investors using the unregulated platforms should not expect to receive the same protections applicable to exchanges or dealers
Factors such as investment strategy and valuation must be considered
Bitcoin fast becoming the preferred payment mechanism in CRA scams
The taskforce represents a central part of the U.K. government’s efforts to understand and engage with new technologies in the financial services sector
More than 40 provincial and state regulators are involved with Operation Cryptosweep