The principle inspiring regulatory and supervisory action is the one according to which the same regulatory safeguards must be applied to the same activities, regardless of who carries them out.
In cases where the use of more innovative technologies does not allow adequate legislative and supervisory requirements to be applied, the authorities are called upon to inform the public of the dangers encountered when investing in these instruments or using them as a means of exchange, and they must also adopt the initiatives necessary for avoiding any direct or indirect exposure of supervised entities to these markets.