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Cryptocurrencies On A Wild Ride

Varun Mittal, Global Emerging Markets FinTech Leader, EY

23-Jun-21 07:30

Cryptocurrencies On A Wild Ride

With the recent restrictions imposed by the Chinese Government, cryptocurrencies especially Bitcoin have taken a beating, returning all their year-to-date gains. Varun Mittal, Global Emerging Markets FinTech Leader at EY tells us if this has long-term repercussions and will there be other regulatory or compliance risks that we should watch out for.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Khoo Hsu Chuang, Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar


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Categories:  Business Analysis,  Trends and Forecasts,  Markets,  Personal Finance,  Investments,  Financial Literacy,  Young Finance,  Technology,  Tech,  Politics,  Social Issues,  law & legal matters

Tags:  bitcoin,  Cryptocurrencies,  China,  ethereum,  invest, 


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