The Delhi India High Court has published a lawsuit against advertising for cryptocurrencies in India. The court asked the responsible supervisory authorities to take note of this and to issue guidelines for standardized disclaimers for advertising in the public interest.

India’s Supreme Court Publishes Indictment Against Cryptocurrency Ads Ad

The Delhi Supreme Court today issued notices to the Center, the Securities and Exchange Commission of India (SEBI) and others regarding advertisements for cryptocurrencies.

The judicial notice is intended to take effective action and issue appropriate guidelines / rules against promoting Indian crypto asset exchange on national television without explanation. The Board of Directors of the Corporate Justice Division Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh notified the Securities and Exchange Commission of India (SEBI), Department of Information and Broadcasting, M / s Wazir X, M / s CoinDCX and M / s Coinswitch Kuber, directing them on the guidelines required for all crypto advertising broadcast in India.

The court asked the companies for an explanation. Delhi HC is due to receive more information on the matter in August.

The lawsuit filed by practicing attorneys Ayush Shukla and Vikash Kumar calls on SEBI to issue guidelines requiring the written disclaimer to cover 80% of the screen. It also requires the Narrator to be read slowly rather than the usual high-speed reading. The petition calls for readings to last 5 seconds against audiovisual advertisements run by crypto asset exchanges.

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The defense claims that crypto assets are inherently volatile and increase the likelihood of risky outcomes when investing compared to traditional investments. Additionally, the current disclaimers for these risky digital assets are too small to be read and must be sent in standard sizes.

The standard size disclaimer reads: “Cryptocurrency is an unregulated digital currency, not legal tender and is subject to market risk”.

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In addition to the inclusion of a standard size, the plea also requires a disclaimer in the event that the ad length is too short and people cannot read the full text quickly. The full disclosure system is followed with cryptocurrency ads, just like with mutual funds.

“The average private investor who regularly watches TV spots with the relevant films and online sites like YouTube could suffer enormous losses as a result; other way; Having a screen disclaimer after the ad is correctly positioned with voice-overs in English and Hindi (if applicable) and at least 80 percent of the screen size is visible and readable for investors, wisdom in researching and reading the risk profiles relating to crypto Broker Assets invests his hard-earned money in crypto assets, digital assets that he does not understand. “The lawsuit is brought by plaintiffs Ayush Shukla and Vikash Kumar, who are both lawyers.

A similar crackdown on crypto advertising has been launched in London. The British watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), announced on July 9 a nationwide crackdown on misleading crypto advertisements aimed at the less conscious and vulnerable audience of the Funding Programs.

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