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Business 19 March 2021

UK advertising watchdog bans ‘socially irresponsible’ Coinfloor investment ad

The ASA flagged Coinfloor’s phrase “there is no point in keeping your money in the bank” as objectionable, despite a small-print disclaimer at the foot of the ad.

Business 23 June 2020

UK new ad scam alert targets digital currency, forex frauds

Threat from fraud is most acute in digital currency and forex markets, where people were unwittingly falling for scams.

Business 15 August 2019

UK advertising watchdog slams BitMEX over misleading crypto ad

The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a complaint against BitMEX exchange for an advertisement for BTC it says is misleading.

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