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EU Regulators Warn Crypto Unsuitable as Investment or Means of Payment for Most Retail Consumers

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EU Regulators Warn Crypto Unsuitable as Investment or Means of Payment for Most Retail Consumers


Several European regulators have issued a joint warning on crypto assets. “These assets are not suited for most retail consumers as an investment or as a means of payment or exchange,” they stressed. EU Supervisory Authorities Warn About the Danger of Investing in Crypto Assets


Three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) issued a joint statement warning about the risks of crypto assets Thursday.


The European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) “warn consumers that many crypto assets are highly risky and speculative.” Their statement also outlines “key steps consumers can take to ensure they make informed decisions.”


The regulators explained that their warning followed “growing consumer activity and interest in crypto assets and the aggressive promotion of those assets and related products to the public, including through social media.”


The supervisory authorities stated: These assets are not suited for most retail consumers as an investment or as a means of payment or exchange.


They noted that consumers “face the very real possibility of losing all their invested money if they buy these assets.”


Furthermore, the ESAs cautioned that consumers “should be alert to the risks of misleading advertisements, including via social media and influencers” and “should be particularly wary of promised fast or high returns, especially those that look too good to be true.”


Consumers should also be aware of “the lack of recourse or protection available to them, as crypto-assets and related products and services typically fall outside existing protection under current EU financial services rules,” the ESAs’ statement describes.


The EBA noted that the European Commission’s proposal for Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) remains subject to the outcome of the co-legislative process and so consumers do not currently benefit from any of the safeguards outlined in that proposal because it is not yet EU law.


The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) voted against an amendment to ban proof-of-work assets for EU companies earlier this week. Tags in this story crypto assets, ESMA, EU, European Banking Authority, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, European Securities and Markets Authority, MiCA


What do you think about the crypto warning by the three EU supervisory authorities? Let us know in the comments section below. Kevin Helms


A student of Austrian Economics, Kevin found Bitcoin in 2011 and has been an evangelist ever since. His interests lie in Bitcoin security, open-source systems, network effects and the intersection between economics and cryptography. 8 US Lawmakers Urge SEC to Stop Crippling Crypto, Stifling Innovation REGULATION | 10 hours ago Crypto Assets Can Help Russia Return to Global Financial Market, Lawmaker Says REGULATION | 18 hours ago


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