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UK uses Love Island star to warn finfluencers on crypto and investment schemes

DIGIT — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 06:50:06 +0000

The financial and advertising regulators posted a seven-part checklist to ensure these social media stars stay within the bounds of the law.

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UK Regulator Bans Floki Inu Ad for Being Irresponsible, Exploiting Investor FOMO

DIGIT — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:30:40 +0000

The U.K.’s advertising authority has banned an ad for cryptocurrency floki inu (FLOKI). The authority says the ad’s “Missed Doge? Get Floki” claim “exploited consumers’ fears of missing out and trivialized investment in cryptocurrency.” The ad was also “irresponsible” and “took advantage of consumers’ inexperience or credulity,” the regulator said. Floki Ad Banned in the […]

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UK advertiser ASA continues crypto ad banning spree

DIGIT — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:30:00 +0000

Crypto.com become the latest victim of the UK’s crypto advertising clampdown, following restrictions on the marketing endeavours of Coinbase, Kraken and others, last year.

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UK Watchdog Bans Bitcoin Advert for ‘Irresponsibly’ Promoting Investments in the Crypto Asset

DIGIT — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:30:51 +0000

The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned Coinfloor’s bitcoin advert for “irresponsibly” promoting investments in the crypto asset. The watchdog claimed the crypto exchange’s marketing campaign had targeted pensioners who were “unlikely to know” much about the topic. ASA’s ruling comes after the regulator received two complaints concerning the advert. According to a […]

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