Bitcoin bonanza: the rise of regulation

The latest cryptocurrency price crash is shining the spotlight on the regulation of these borderless, digital currencies, but the rules differ wildly from country to country; global super-regulator IOSCO is set to make an announcement.

bitcoin burns-600

The world of cryptocurrencies is on fire, with the price of bitcoin slumping from $14,755 a piece to $9,928 in the space of a week, having shot up to almost $20,000 in mid-December.

Ethereum, the world’s second largest cryptocurrency, fell from a high of $1,415 at the weekend to under a thousand dollars on Tuesday; its next biggest competitor ­– finance industry-backed Ripple – fell from a high of $3.40 on January 7 to just under a dollar.

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