Cryptocurrency regulations in the pipeline to protect public

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The government and the Central Bank were taking steps to protect the public from large-scale cryptocurrency scams and strengthen the regulatory framework governing virtual assets, Central Bank Governor Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe said. Speaking.
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- —The government and the Central Bank were taking steps to protect the public from large-scale cryptocurrency scams and strengthen the regulatory framework governing virtual assets, Central Bank Governor Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe said.
- —Speaking at the Sri Lanka FinTech Festival 2026, in Colombo, last week, Dr.
- —Weerasinghe said the necessary legal framework, supervisory mechanisms and safeguards [].
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