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Risk Disclosure

There are several risks associated with cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrencies trading. By accessing and using the Services, you hereby represent and warrant that you have read the following cryptocurrency Risk Disclosures.

Risk

You must evaluate your particular financial circumstances to determine whether or not trading cryptocurrencies is appropriate for you. You should not invest funds in cryptocurrencies that you cannot afford to lose. The trading of cryptocurrencies can result in substantial losses, including most if not all of your investment. For that reason, you should not use funds that are earmarked for special purposes, such as retirement funds, debt repayment funds, amounts needed for emergency
expenses, tuition or household expenses, or funds otherwise required by your lifestyle, to trade cryptocurrencies.
PeerPesa is committed to consumer protection and combating fraud. Cryptocurrencies and digital assets are commonly targeted by hackers and criminals who commit fraud, especially through social media platforms. PeerPesa and its employees will never contact you through social media platforms. If you believe you are a victim of fraud,

please contact us at support@peerpesa.co

Unique Features of Cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrencies are digital instruments that are intended to function as a store of value or a medium of exchange. Although cryptocurrencies are often exchangeable for various fiat currencies, unlike fiat currencies, cryptocurrencies are not backed by any government or central bank and do not constitute legal tender. Cryptocurrencies have no intrinsic value and there is no investment underlying cryptocurrencies. The price of cryptocurrencies is based on the agreement of the parties to a transaction, which may or may not be based on the market value of the cryptocurrency at the time of the transaction.

Insurance

Accounts holding cryptocurrencies are not protected by SIPC coverage. Cryptocurrencies are also not covered by the FDIC, which covers fiat currency held in member banks. Existing insurance products are inadequate to cover potential losses if an exchange fails and/or digital wallets are hacked.

Price Volatility

Cryptocurrencies derive their value from the markets in which they trade, and the markets for cryptocurrencies are global. The price of cryptocurrencies is based on the perceived value of the cryptocurrency and is subject to changes in sentiment, which makes these products highly volatile and unpredictable. The fluctuations of cryptocurrency prices are much greater than the price fluctuations of fiat currencies, which are also risky to trade. Certain cryptocurrencies have experienced daily price volatility of more than 20%, including sudden drops in price. If participants in a given cryptocurrency market change their view about the value of a given cryptocurrency versus fiat currency, the price of the cryptocurrency can decline precipitously. It may be difficult to liquidate a position in cryptocurrencies at all or, if possible, such liquidation may occur at a significant loss. It is possible that the market for a given cryptocurrency can collapse altogether.

Market manipulation, Valuation, and Liquidity

Cryptocurrencies can be traded through privately negotiated transactions and through numerous cryptocurrency exchanges and intermediaries around the world, each with its own pricing mechanism and/or order book. Generally accepted auditing methods for cryptocurrencies do not exist and cryptocurrency platforms do not have consistent methods for auditing their holdings and some do not have audits at all. The lack of generally accepted auditing methods and a centralized pricing source pose a variety of valuation challenges. In addition, the dispersed liquidity may pose challenges for market participants trying to exit a position, particularly during periods of stress. Cases of market manipulation have been reported on multiple occasions.

Cybersecurity

The cybersecurity risks of cryptocurrencies and related “wallets” or spot exchanges include hacking vulnerabilities, cybersecurity attacks and a risk that publicly distributed ledgers may not be immutable. A cybersecurity event could result in a substantial, immediate, and irreversible loss for market participants that trade cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrency transactions may be irreversible, and, accordingly, losses due to a cybersecurity event may not be recoverable. Even a minor cybersecurity event in a cryptocurrency is likely to result in downward price pressure on that product and potentially other cryptocurrencies. In addition, the trading of cryptocurrencies may be adversely affected by network connectivity issues and the dissemination of inaccurate data. You may incur losses due to software or hardware failures and system failures

Opaque Spot Market

Not only are the cryptocurrency markets volatile, but they are subject to fraud and other trading aberrations. Cryptocurrency balances are generally maintained as an address on the blockchain and are accessed through private keys, which may be held by a market participant or a custodian. Although cryptocurrency transactions are typically publicly available on a blockchain or distributed ledger, the public address does not identify the controller, owner, or holder of the private key. Unlike bank and brokerage accounts, cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians that hold cryptocurrencies do not always identify the owner.
The opaque underlying or spot market poses asset verification challenges for market participants, regulators, and auditors and gives rise to an increased risk of manipulation and fraud, including the potential for Ponzi schemes, bucket shops, and pump and dump schemes, which may undermine market confidence in cryptocurrencies and negatively impact its price.

Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Intermediaries and Custodians

Cryptocurrency exchanges, as well as other intermediaries, custodians, and vendors used to facilitate cryptocurrencies transactions, are relatively new and largely unregulated in most jurisdictions. The opaque underlying spot market and lack of regulatory oversight create a risk that a cryptocurrency exchange may not hold sufficient cryptocurrencies or other funds to satisfy its obligations and that such deficiency may not be easily identified or discovered.

In addition to a higher level of operational risk than regulated futures or securities exchanges, cryptocurrency exchanges can experience volatile market movements, flash crashes, fraud, various forms of market manipulation, theft, transaction processing delays, and other cybersecurity risks. Trading in cryptocurrencies may be halted by the various trading venues due to unusual trading activity, outages, or other problems with a cryptocurrency platform. If PeerPesa experiences such technical difficulties, those difficulties could prevent you from accessing the cryptocurrency in your PeerPesa Crypto account. PeerPesa may not have sufficient financial coverage through bonds, insurance, or other products to repay your losses.
Some cryptocurrency transactions shall be deemed to be made when recorded on a public ledger, which is not necessarily the date or time that the customer initiates the transaction. Before you engage in trading cryptocurrencies, you must become familiar with the platform on which the relevant cryptocurrency trades. Generally, there is limited information about the various cryptocurrency platforms and because these platforms are complex and technically difficult for the average person to understand, you will need to put forth substantial effort to obtain the information necessary to understand the risks you are undertaking. You should understand the functions, operations, and uses as well as the history for the platforms on which you invest. As described above, some platforms are subject to a variety of serious attacks, which may result in the loss of your cryptocurrency.
It may be difficult or even impossible to identify and/or locate the issuer of cryptocurrencies, the trading platform, wallet provider or intermediary, especially in a cross-border situation where it may also be difficult to determine which laws may be applicable. Thus, if a holder has a claim it might be difficult to sue the issuer or the wallet provider and enforce a title.

Regulatory Landscape

The majority of cryptocurrencies and the selling of products or services in relation to cryptocurrencies are unregulated. In these cases, you will not benefit from the rights and protections available to consumers for regulated financial services, such as complaints or recourse mechanisms.
Cryptocurrencies currently face an uncertain regulatory landscape in many jurisdictions. In addition, many cryptocurrencies derivatives are regulated by the provisions of national and supra-national (i.e. EU) securities legislation; moreover, some state securities regulators have cautioned that many initial coin offerings are likely to fall within the definition of a security and subject to their respective securities laws. One or more jurisdictions may, in the future, adopt laws, regulations, or directives that affect cryptocurrencies networks and their users. Such laws, regulations, or directives may impact the price of cryptocurrencies and their acceptance by users, merchants, and service providers.

Technology

The relatively new and rapidly evolving technology underlying cryptocurrencies introduces unique risks. For example, a unique private key is required to access, use or transfer a cryptocurrency on a blockchain or distributed ledger. The loss, theft, or destruction of a private key may result in an irreversible loss.
Similarly, transactions in virtual currency may be irreversible, and, accordingly, losses due to fraudulent or accidental transactions may not be recoverable.
Changes in the technology of a given cryptocurrency platform or changes resulting from cybersecurity attacks include but are not limited to a “fork,” which can have a negative impact on the value of a particular cryptocurrency and can result in the loss or cancellation of a cryptocurrency position or a sudden loss of value. The ability to participate in forks could also have implications for investors. For example, a market participant holding a cryptocurrency position through a
cryptocurrency exchange may be adversely impacted if the exchange does not allow its customers to participate in a fork that creates a new product.

Transaction Fees

Many cryptocurrencies allow market participants to offer miners (i.e., parties that process transactions and record them on a blockchain or distributed ledger) the ability to earn a fee. While not mandatory, a fee is generally necessary to ensure that a transaction is promptly recorded on a blockchain or distributed ledger. The amounts of these fees are subject to market forces, and it is possible that the fees could increase substantially during a period of stress. In addition, cryptocurrency exchanges, wallet providers, and other custodians may charge relatively high fees as compared to custodians in many other financial markets.

Risk of partial or total loss of the invested amount

Investments in cryptocurrencies are not regulated in most countries and therefore you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong. Also, the risks associated with the investment may not be clearly stated in the documentation published by the issuer of the cryptocurrencies.

Risk of insufficient information disclosure

Information regarding any specific сrypto-asset may be missing, inaccurate, incomplete, and unclear with respect to the project and its risks. Documents may be highly technical and require sophisticated knowledge to understand the characteristics of the сrypto-asset and/or the project.

Project risk

In many projects, the value and stability of the сrypto-asset largely depend on the skill and diligence of the project team behind the сrypto-asset or the ICO. The project underlying an ICO might not be realized, which would ultimately make the сrypto-asset worthless.

Misleading information

Some cryptocurrencies and related products are aggressively advertised to the public, using marketing material and other information that may be unclear, incomplete, inaccurate or even purposefully misleading. For instance, advertisements via social media may be very short, with a focus on the potential gains but not the high risks involved. You should also beware of social media ‘influencers’ who typically have a financial incentive to market certain cryptocurrencies and related products and services and therefore may be biased in the communications they issue.

Fraud and malicious activities

Numerous fake cryptocurrencies and scams exist and you should be aware that their sole purpose is to deprive you of your money using different techniques, for example, phishing.

PeerPesa makes no warranties or representations, express or implied, on products and services offered through the platform. It accepts no liability for any damages or losses, however, caused in connection with the use of related services.
As a business, we do not give tips, or recommendations, or provide any advisory services. We have not authorized anyone to trade on behalf of others. If you find anyone claiming to be part of PeerPesa and offering such services,

please inform us here: support@peerpesa.co
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