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Why we need a crypto regulator

As major national regulators acknowledge the unprecedented complexity of regulating crypto, could a global digital assets watchdog be the solution?

New challenges require fresh thinking
New challenges require fresh thinking Photo: Paul Yeung/Getty Images

The world’s most powerful regulatory bodies, including those in the US and the UK, have been publicly grappling with how to regulate or even reach major crypto players.

Approaches have varied from attempts to impose severe sanctions to threatening to extend existing regulations to cover specific types of crypto assets.

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