The excessive price volatility of Bitcoin- which has a finite supply and is distributed via cryptology, with no central intermediary-has elicited numerous discussions about whether the digital asset has intrinsic value. Since its launch in early 2010, Bitcoin has displayed a wild price ride, hitting an all-time high price of around $64 000 in April 2021. Thus, 2017 was a historic year in Bitcoin's price charts: the coin started at $1000 and ended at $19 783.06, representing a 1 824%…
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The UK Adopts the 5AMLD Guidelines to Prevent Cryptocurrency Risks
The finance and the economics department of the UK recently strengthened measures to curb the risks associated with cryptocurrencies. Therese Chambers, the Director of Retail and Regulatory Investigations, revealed the new regulations in a speech on the 6th of March 2020. Chambers noted that the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the official overseer of the Anti-Money Laundering for some crypto objectives, as per the new Money Laundering Regulations (MLR). Chambers Speech on Cryptocurrency Regulations Chambers noted that the UK’s…
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