by VDT Attorneys | Mar 29, 2023 | Advertising, Crypto, Crypto assets, Cryptocurrency
After consultation with stakeholders in the cryptocurrency industry, the Advertising Regulatory Board (“ARB”) added a new paragraph 17 to the Code of Advertising Practice (“Code”) aiming to protect consumers from exaggerated advertising and promises of unrealistic...
by VDT Attorneys | Jan 10, 2023 | Crypto assets, Crypto currencies, FAIS, FSCA
Until quite recently, crypto assets were largely unregulated in South Africa, necessitating participants in the crypto environment to tread carefully given the prevalence of fly-by-night crypto traders. Widely considered as the first legal step to properly bring the...