Crypto trading should be regulated to curb harms caused by addiction, NHS boss says READ MORE: GPs should quiz patients on gambling habits in same way as drugs By Shaun Wooller Health Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 11:49 EDT, 12 June 2024 | Updated: 11:54 EDT, 12 June 2024 e-mail 4 View comments Cryptocurrency trading should be regulated in a bid to limit the harms caused by gambling addiction, the head of the NHS has suggested. Amanda Pritchard said the health service has seen a rise in young people seeking help after getting hooked on the volatile digital currency market. She warned the NHS is at risk of becoming an 'expensive safety net' if the nation fails to 'grasp the nettle' and do more to prevent ill health, rather than just treating it.
Ms Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England, today raised the alarm at the NHS ConfedExpo conference in Manchester following a recent visit to an NHS addiction centre. Amanda Pritchard said the health service has seen a rise in young people seeking help after getting hooked on the volatile digital currency market. She warned the NHS is at risk of becoming an 'expensive safety net' if the nation fails to 'grasp the nettle' and do more to prevent ill health, rather than just treating it Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency, was trading for $69,300 this afternoon but has this year hit a high of $73,700 and a low of $24,800.
Others have seen their value wiped out Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies, which lie beyond the control of.
