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FCA warns on ‘very high-risk’ crypto-fundraising

Following Chinese and US regulators, the UK's financial watchdog warns investors about so-called initial coin offerings

FCA warns on ‘very high-risk’ crypto-fundraising

The Financial Conduct Authority has become the latest to sound the alarm on fundraising in cryptocurrencies, warning investors there is a "good chance" they could losing everything in the unregulated market.

The FCA has described so-called initial coin offerings — where a startup sells tokens in exchange for cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin — as "very high-risk, speculative investments".

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