Regulating crypto: Plaudits for SA’s approach with timely lessons for digital currency investors

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In the third episode of our four-part series unpacking Crypto, Luno’s GM Marius Reitz and Bowman’s partner Joshua Janks have the perfect platform for discussing SA’s digital currency regulation. The multi-billion-dollar collapse of Bahamas-based FTX, which went into bankruptcy over the weekend, supports the wisdom of the slow-but-thorough approach by SA’s regulators. The duo discusses the current state of regulation in SA, providing context on the October 19 declaration by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority that crypto assets are a financial product. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 Nov 2022 6AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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