The British House of Commons Treasury Committee said that it is necessary to equate crypto assets with casinos or card games. About it,
writes Reuters, the agency said in a report.
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According to the authors of the document, cryptocurrencies are more like gambling than financial services, and the behavior of their owners confirms this.
“We urge the government to regulate retail and investing in unsecured crypto assets as gambling and not as a financial service, in line with the stated principle of ‘same risk, same regulatory outcome’,” the report says.
Cryptocurrency organizations have already opposed such an initiative – they do not agree with the legislative equalization of the sector with gambling.
According to official figures, about 10% of British adults have owned crypto assets at least once. The UK intends to become a global center for cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, Reuters notes.
Recall that recently the EU
approved the world’s first comprehensive system of regulation of the cryptocurrency market.
In April, the rate of many cryptocurrencies rose significantly. So, after a long break, bitcoin reached $31,000, and ether — $2,000.
