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Meme Coin Influencers Could Face Prison Time in the UK

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In Brief

  • The UK's FCA warns firms and influencers on social media against illegal financial adverts, emphasizing ads must be fair.
  • Promoting financial products without FCA authorization is a crime, potentially leading to prison for non-compliant influencers.
  • The FCA has removed over 10,000 misleading adverts, highlighting the risks of using social media for financial promotions.
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom has issued a warning to firms and social media finfluencers about the legality of their online advertisements.

This comes amid growing concerns over promoting financial services through memes, reels, and gaming streams.

Meme Coin Influencers on Notice

The FCA unveiled comprehensive guidance demanding that such adverts be fair, clear, and non-misleading to ensure consumers can make informed financial decisions.

Social media platforms have become a pivotal stage for marketing strategies. However, the FCA emphasizes that meme coin incluencers are responsible for all their promotional content to ensure compliance.

The authority has been unequivocal in its stance that promoting a financial product without the endorsement of an FCA-authorised entity is a criminal act. This could potentially lead to prison time for meme coin influencers who cross the line.

The regulator focuses on the influencers and protecting consumers from falling prey to dubious adverts and online scams. Indeed, Lucy Castledine, Director of Consumer Investments at the FCA, reinforced this message.

“Any marketing for financial products must be fair, clear and not misleading so consumers can invest, save or borrow with confidence. Promotions aren’t just about the likes, they’re about the law. We will take action against those touting financial products illegally,” Castledine said.

Read more: 7 Hot Meme Coins and Altcoins that are Trending in 2024

The FCA’s scrutiny of financial promotions is evident in its actions over the past year, removing over 10,000 misleading ads. This crackdown ssuggests social media influencers may not always be ideal for promoting complex financial products. Therefore, the agency urges firms to evaluate their advertising mediums meticulously.

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Bary Rahma
Bary Rahma is a senior journalist at BeInCrypto, where she covers a broad spectrum of topics including crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), artificial intelligence (AI), tokenization of real-world assets (RWA), and the altcoin market. Prior to this, she was a content writer for Binance, producing in-depth research reports on cryptocurrency trends, market analysis, decentralized finance (DeFi), digital asset regulations, blockchain, initial coin offerings (ICOs), and tokenomics. Bary also...
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