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Treat crypto like gambling, says Treasury Committee

MPs warn against government plans to extend finance laws to crypto

Chair Harriett Baldwin says she has heard nothing to dispel crypto's 'Wild West' reputation

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Lawmakers on the influential Treasury Committee have warned against regulating cryptocurrency like the rest of financial services in a challenge to emerging government policy on the sector.

Committee chair Harriett Baldwin said cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether have “no intrinsic value, huge price volatility and no discernible social...