NY Attorney General Warns About Investing in Crypto Market — Says It’s Extrem...

NY Attorney General Warns About Investing in Crypto Market — Says It’s Extrem...

New York Attorney General Letitia James has issued a warning about investing in cryptocurrency. She said the crypto market is “extremely unpredictable” and “unstable,” noting that the market “reached record lows” last month. NY Attorney General Warns About Cryptocurrency New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a warning about investing in cryptocurrencies Thursday. The official Twitter account of the New York Attorney General’s Office tweeted: The cryptocurrency market is extremely unpredictable. Just last month, the....


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