Tread carefully when investing in cryptocurrencies

Companies that issue tokens are not (yet) as stringently regulated as those that publicly issue shares, which means the average consumer who holds a token does not have legal recourse if the creator of the token goes bust

18 February 2019 - 16:56
By Irlon Terblanche

Companies that issue tokens are not (yet) as stringently regulated as those that publicly issue shares, which means the average consumer who holds a token does not have legal recourse if the creator of the token goes bust

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