Crypto concerns

Wake Up To Money

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4.1 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Sean Farrington takes a look at the financial regulator's plans for cryptocurrencies. Also on the programme - as an investigation into record unemployment for young people launches, we delve into why it's at all time high. And it's 250 years since the birth of the author Jane Austen - hear why she's as relevant as ever when it comes to entertainment and tourism.

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0:41.0	Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live.
0:44.2	Hello, welcome is Wake Up to Money.
0:46.4	Now, they're becoming more popular.
0:47.8	They're highly volatile, largely unregulated as well, at least for now.
0:52.0	But we're going to have a look today at the regulator's plans for
0:54.8	cryptocurrencies. New rules set to come in in 27 would very much like your thoughts, your
1:01.8	experiences elsewhere. Not a new problem, but the number of young people not in work,
1:07.2	not in education or training, has been rising in recent years to almost a million.
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