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Authorities are rushing to keep up with bitcoin — here’s a rundown of who’s regulating crypto and where

Cryptoassets are all over the place — while the S&P 500 and bitcoin moved in the same direction 77% of the time, a Morningstar report said crypto has ‘zero sensitivity to established risk factors’

Govenments across the world are moving to regulate cryptoassets
Govenments across the world are moving to regulate cryptoassets Photo: Getty Images

The UK government has announced its intentions to become a “global hub for cryptoasset technology and investment”.

The heads of both the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve have urged new laws as both retail and institutional interest in the new asset class grows.

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