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UK Regulator Ramps up Crypto Investigations and Considers KYC for Wallets
8.10.2019
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been relentlessly scrutinizing cryptocurrency startups and investigations are up 74% from last year. Meanwhile, proponents of decentralized software development models and open collaboration are upset about the FCA aiming to extend KYC/AML...
UK Finance Watchdog’s Crypto Investigations Up By 74% in 2019
7.10.2019
The number of investigations into cryptocurrency firms by the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority have seen a sharp rise in the last year
FCA Warns Public About Clone Firm Offering Crypto Investment
20.9.2019
British financial regulators have warned the public about another cryptocurrency investment clone firm
UK Fund That Aims to Capitalize on Crypto Volatity Raises $50 Million
9.9.2019
U.K.-licensed Nickel Asset Management says it has raised $50 million for a fund aimed to make profits off the volatility of cryptocurrencies
Crypto Trading App Robinhood Launching in UK Following FCA Approval
8.8.2019
A subsidiary of U.S.-based stock and crypto trading app Robinhood received FCA approval to operate as a broker in the U.K
UK Financial Watchdog Issues Full Guidance on Crypto Assets
31.7.2019
The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority has finalized its guidance on crypto assets following a consultation which began in January
UK Finance Watchdog Mimicked in Crypto Scam Email
23.7.2019
British regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, is being impersonated in an email promoting a cryptocurrency scam
How 10 Countries Respond to Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency
11.7.2019
A growing number of governments have responded to Facebook’s cryptocurrency plans including China, France, India, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, the U.K., and the U.S. Several intergovernmental organizations have also weighed in such as the European Central Bank and the Bank...
FCA Proposes A Complete Ban On Crypto Assets, Says Too Volatile For Small Investors
3.7.2019
Financial Conduct Authority, the financial markets regulators of the United Kingdom has suggested a ban on crypto assets, as they pose a big risk for small retail customers who fail to understand them. The suggestion comes days after Facebook unveiled Libra, a stablecoin to be launched in early...
UK Finance Watchdog Takes Step Toward Ban on Crypto Derivatives, ETNs
3.7.2019
The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority is now consulting on a ban of cryptocurrency-based derivatives and ETNs in a bid to protect investors
UK Regulators Want a Long Look at Libra, Admonish Facebook’s Mantra to ‘Move Fast, Break Things’
2.7.2019
The startup mantra just won't cut it with U.K. regulators
British Regulator FCA Prepares a Potential Ban of Crypto CFDs for Retail Investors
2.7.2019
British financial watchdog, the FCA, will soon publish a consultation paper on a potential ban of crypto CFDs for retail investors
U.K. Regulators Approve First Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund
2.7.2019
The fund was founded in 2017 by former BlackRock and REW AG employees
Crypto and Forex Scam Reports Tripled in the UK Last Year, Watchdog Says
21.5.2019
Reports of cryptocurrency and foreign exchange scams surged in the U.K. last year, while total reported losses dropped, says the FCA