{"id":10204,"date":"2021-10-07T16:46:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T20:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/?p=10204"},"modified":"2021-10-07T16:46:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T20:46:16","slug":"caution-urged-with-digital-asset-and-cryptocurrency-investments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/caution-urged-with-digital-asset-and-cryptocurrency-investments\/","title":{"rendered":"Caution Urged With Digital Asset And Cryptocurrency Investments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10205 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FiverrLossesSmall.jpg\" alt=\"The Securities And Exchange Commission recently released a bulletin on their investor website warning about frauds that incorporate digital assets and cryptocurrencies into their scams.  Investing in cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and other so-called \u201cdigital assets\u201d are a truly 21st Century way to invest. For someone who is tech-savvy as well as educated with investing, dipping into crypto may be a next-generation investment that offers returns on an investment.    Blockchain-based and without physical currency, digital assets and crypto are only issued and traded electronically, making defrauding investors even easier than before. There is no central overseeing agency, such as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC.)  Unfortunately, like so-called \u201cpot stocks,\u201d crypto trading has also become a fraudster\u2019s dream.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FiverrLossesSmall.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FiverrLossesSmall-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Securities And Exchange Commission recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investor.gov\/introduction-investing\/general-resources\/news-alerts\/alerts-bulletins\/investor-alerts\/digital-asset\" target=\"_blank\">released a bulletin on their investor website<\/a> warning about frauds that incorporate digital assets and cryptocurrency into their scams.<\/p>\n<p>Investing in cryptocurrency such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/bitcoin.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bitcoin<\/a>, Litecoin, Ethereum, and other so-called <em>\u201cdigital assets\u201d<\/em> are a truly 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century way to invest. For someone who is tech-savvy as well as educated with investing, dipping into crypto may be a next-generation investment that offers returns on an investment.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/caution-urged-with-digital-asset-and-cryptocurrency-investments\/#more-10204\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Securities And Exchange Commission recently released a bulletin on their investor website warning about frauds that incorporate digital assets and cryptocurrency into their scams. Investing in cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and other so-called \u201cdigital assets\u201d are a truly 21st Century way to invest. 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