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The regulation of crypto-assets in South Africa with particular regard to crypto-asset market manipulation
Dissertation (LLM (Mercantile Law))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/102350 The regulation of crypto-assets in South Africa with particular regard to crypto-asset market manipulation Kabwe, Ruddy lwandisomgijima@gmail.com Mgijima, Lwandiso UCTD Crypto-assets Markets Misconduct Manipulation Framework Regulation Crypto-asset-service-providers Dissertation (LLM (Mercantile Law))--University of Pretoria, 2024. Market manipulation is one of the dishonest means used by unscrupulous investors to make unjustified profits. It is conduct which unlawfully interferes with the normal operations of the markets in order to create false appearances with respect to the trading activity or the price of a financial asset. Market abuse is one of the various challenges plaguing the crypto-assets market, and is one of the financial regulators’ priority concerns. This study examines and discusses the problem of market manipulation in crypto-assets, and the need for the enactment of an effective regulatory framework in order to combat this problem and to promote investor protection and safeguard the integrity of the markets. The study finds that South Africa and other countries need to introduce rules in crypto-assets market which aim at regulating the activities of crypto-asset service providers. Currently South Africa has not enacted a comprehensive regulatory framework to address the various illegal uses of crypto-assets. The general approach adopted by South Africa to regulate crypto-assets activities involves subjecting crypto-asset service providers and their activities under the various financial sector laws established to regulate the traditional financial markets. This approach has been criticised as being inefficient in light of the unique risks presented by crypto-assets. The study discusses some of these arguments in detail and concludes by highlighting the need for the adoption of innovative regulations, in the long term, which comprehensively and effectively addressed the various risks presented by crypto-assets which also include market manipulation. Mercantile Law LLM (Mercantile Law) Unrestricted Faculty of Laws 2025-05-12T09:25:06Z 2025-05-12T09:25:06Z 2025-09 2025-05 Dissertation * S2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/102350 Disclaimer Letter en © 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Crypto-assets Markets Misconduct Manipulation Framework Regulation Crypto-asset-service-providers The regulation of crypto-assets in South Africa with particular regard to crypto-asset market manipulation |
| title | The regulation of crypto-assets in South Africa with particular regard to crypto-asset market manipulation |
| title_full | The regulation of crypto-assets in South Africa with particular regard to crypto-asset market manipulation |
| title_fullStr | The regulation of crypto-assets in South Africa with particular regard to crypto-asset market manipulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The regulation of crypto-assets in South Africa with particular regard to crypto-asset market manipulation |
| title_short | The regulation of crypto-assets in South Africa with particular regard to crypto-asset market manipulation |
| title_sort | regulation of crypto assets in south africa with particular regard to crypto asset market manipulation |
| topic | UCTD Crypto-assets Markets Misconduct Manipulation Framework Regulation Crypto-asset-service-providers |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/102350 |