Australian crypto ownership warrants consumer protection according to securities watchdog ASIC
The HinduNearly half of Australian retail investors owned cryptocurrency in late 2021 and more got their information from YouTube videos than from financial advisers, the securities watchdog said on Thursday, calling the data a "strong case for regulation". The Australian Securities and Investments Commission survey of 1,053 retail investors, conducted last November, found 44% reported holding cryptocurrency, making it the second most popular investment after Australian shares. It also legitimises widely circulated statistics about high rates of Australian cryptocurrency ownership which last year were dismissed as "implausible" by a top central bank official. The survey also showed 41% of respondents went to a social media outlet for investment information, with 20% naming Alphabet Inc's Youtube and 11% naming Meta Platforms' Facebook.
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