Inundated with dodgy crypto schemes, the FSCA takes action

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Brandon Topham, head of enforcement at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), explains that the authority is inundated with Mirror Trading International-lookalike scams. It's not just the FSCA pushing for regulation. Crypto exchanges, eager to burnish the sector's credibility, want this too.
25 Mar 2021 English South Africa Tech News · Investing

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