Sentences with phrase «regulators clamping down on»

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Bitcoin skidded a further 12 % on Wednesday, marking an almost halving in value from its peak price, with investors spooked by fears regulators could clamp down on the volatile cryptocurrency that skyrocketed last year.

Bitcoin, the largest crypto, is down more than 70 % from its all - time highs set at the end of 2017, as regulators look to clamp down on exchanges and tech companies shun advertisements related to the nascent digital coin market.

As regulators in the U.S. and South Korea clamp down on cryptocurrencies, and investors question the stability of digital coins, bitcoin may see its worst monthly decline in value since January 2015.

On the one hand, regulators continue to clamp down on various exchanges and individual companieOn the one hand, regulators continue to clamp down on various exchanges and individual companieon various exchanges and individual companies.

Regulators were unwilling to clamp down on bad underwriting, and they had the power to do so, but were unwilling, as banks could choose their regulators, and the Fed didn't care, and may have actively inhibitedRegulators were unwilling to clamp down on bad underwriting, and they had the power to do so, but were unwilling, as banks could choose their regulators, and the Fed didn't care, and may have actively inhibitedregulators, and the Fed didn't care, and may have actively inhibited scrutiny.

Bitcoin prices peaked at more than $ 19,600 last month, but have nearly halved in value since, damped by fears that regulators could clamp down on the cryptocurrency in a bid to curb speculation.

Financial regulators have been clamping down on the crowdfunding trend in recent weeks, warning entrepreneurs that their digital currencies may be regulated as securities or, in China's case, by banning them outright.

Then when bitcoin tumbled as Chinese regulators moved to clamp down on the trading of cryptocurrencies, the copper rally also went into reverse.

Trouble began when regulators began «clamping down» on foreign individuals looking to open South Korean cryptocurrency exchange accounts.

Still, regulators are ramping up efforts to clamp down on initial coin offerings.

ICOs generated billions of dollars for hundreds of startups last year, but the parade may soon end as regulators begin clamping down on token raises.

Cryptocurrencies are notoriously volatile and regulators as well as tech companies have increasingly sought to clamp down on nefarious activity.

We don't want the regulators to come in and clamp down on the innovation, but at the same time we do need to protect the public from the bad apples,» said Williams.