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'It's time to buy Bitcoin' ads banned in UK for being misleading
short by Hiral Goyal / on Wednesday, 26 May, 2021
The UK's Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) on Wednesday banned a "misleading" ad campaign by cryptocurrency exchange service Luno. The ads, seen across the London public transport this year, contained a cartoon image of Bitcoin with the words, "If you're seeing Bitcoin on the Underground, it's time to buy." The ASA found that the ads failed to highlight a risk warning.