UK ad organization bans crypto exchange’s ‘time to buy’ Bitcoin advert
Luno exchange agreed not to post its Bitcoin ads in their current form again and promised to ensure that future ads would carry a proper risk warning. A major advertising industry organization in the United Kingdom has ruled on an ad campaign telling people “it’s time to buy” Bitcoin (BTC).The Advertising Standards Authority, a self-regulating ad organization, officially halted an advertising campaign by cryptocurrency exchange Luno for being misleading and irresponsible.“The ads must not appear again in the form complained about,” the ASA said Wednesday, noting that ads like this should....
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