Belgium’s financial regulator, the Financial Services and Markets Authority
Belgium’s financial regulator, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), released a statement saying that #Bitcoin
, #Ethereum
, and other cryptocurrencies that are issued solely by computer code do not constitute securities.
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