Over the past year, the cryptocurrency markets have seen a number of high-profile failures, which contributed to a global impetus by major regulators to put forward measures to address the myriad of risks that are present. Crypto winter notwithstanding, regulators continue to seek regulatory outcomes that mitigate the potential for consumer harm.
 
As regulators step up efforts to do this, a key area that has come to attention is the perpetuation of unfair trading practices in cryptocurrency markets. In many cases, unfair trading practices in cryptocurrency markets do not appear dissimilar to those in traditional financial markets, which suggests that regulators could take a leaf out of the securities rulebook.

But the diverse nature of cryptocurrency markets, where transactions take place across various platforms (both on-chain and off-chain), introduces new challenges in putting together the information required to effectively detect and deter unfair trading practices. The panel will discuss how the industry and the regulatory community can work together to address unfair trading practices in crypto markets.