The ESMA analyzed the impact of COVID-19 on financial markets, highlighting the supposed risks linked to crypto investment.
The European Securities and Markets Authority, the European Union’s independent financial authority, has warned about the high risk of cryptocurrency investment.In its latest “Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities” report published Wednesday, the ESMA analyzed the impact of COVID-19 on financial markets, highlighting the increased risks linked with investment in “non-regulated crypto-assets.”The authority mentioned that crypto assets saw a massive surge in value and trading volumes during the second half of 2020, with Bitcoin reaching all-time highs. The ESMA stated that the surge was driven by “positive newsflows in the crypto sector,” including PayPal’s move to roll out its crypto buy and sell option on the platform as well as the growing interest in decentralized finance, or DeFi. “It is
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