Cryptocurrency trading should be regulated as gambling, says Treasury Committee
Consumer cryptocurrency trading should be regulated as gambling, the Treasury Committee has urged.
In a new report, the committee called for consumer trading in unbacked cryptoassets to be treated in regulation as gambling.
The cross-party committee of MPs said cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are being used by criminals in scams and money laundering.
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