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Regulation
Rules and laws established by government agencies to oversee financial markets, protect investors, and maintain fair and orderly trading. Regulation covers areas such as disclosure requirements, market manipulation prevention, licensing of brokers, and capital adequacy standards.
Example
“After the SEC introduced stricter regulation on crypto exchanges requiring full proof of reserves, several smaller platforms shut down while compliant exchanges saw an influx of new users.”