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UK Gov’t: FCA Will Make Final Decision on Banning Crypto Derivatives
22.10.2019
The U.K. government has stressed that is up to the “operationally independent” financial regulator, not the executive, to decide on a proposed crypto derivatives ban
UK-Based Digital Exchange to Use R3’s Corda for Post-Trade Processes
18.10.2019
A U.K.-based digital exchange will use blockchain software firm R3’s Corda technology for its post-trade processes
Wales to Develop Local Cryptocurrency to Underpin Mutual Credit System
15.10.2019
Wales plans to test and subsequently launch its own cryptocurrency to boost the local economy
Vendor on British Real Estate Portal Ready to Accept BTC Payment For 150-Year-old Property’s Sale
15.10.2019
As per a property listing on a leading online real estate and property portal of the United Kingdom called Rightmove, a vendor has put up a property for sale and is ready to accept payment in number one cryptocurrency Bitcoin. The property that the vendor is trying to sell is a 150-year-old church...
UK Real Estate Firm Accepts Bitcoin for Sale of 150-Year-Old Church
14.10.2019
A British real estate firm is accepting Bitcoin in the $1.5 million listing of a church-turned-luxury residential property
Decentralized Communication Startup New Vector Raises $8.5M
10.10.2019
London-based decentralized communication startup New Vector has raised $8.5 million to fuel adoption of Matrix, a major alternative messaging protocol
Finastra Joins RippleNet to Support Cheaper Cross-Border Payments
9.10.2019
British financial software firm Finastra joins RippleNet, a global blockchain payments network with over 200 members
Major Exchanges Urge UK Regulator to Not Restrict Crypto Derivatives
7.10.2019
The WFE has appealed to the United Kingdom’s financial regulator not to ban cryptocurrency derivatives for retail investors
UK Financial Regulator’s Crypto Investigations Surge 74% in 2019: Report
7.10.2019
The number of the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority’s investigations into crypto businesses surges 74%: from 50 cases in 2018 to 87 already in 2019
Crypto-Derivatives Can Be Tagged as Illegal in the UK by Next Year as Per the Latest Proposal
4.10.2019
Cryptocurrencies, since their launch, have always had to bear a certain amount of uncertainty from the financial world. Taking pride in being the first virtual currency, Bitcoin has been at the forefront to experience the good as well as the bad waves in the first place. Till date, governments...
Coinbase Reinstates Full GBP Support for UK Clients
4.10.2019
Coinbase reinstates GBP support for its U.K. customers
Wallet Provider Blockchain.com Sees a String of Exec Departures: Report
3.10.2019
U.K.-based cryptocurrency data and wallet provider Blockchain has come under the spotlight after a string of executive departures
How Crypto Gambling Is Regulated Around the World
29.9.2019
How do countries regulate and deal with crypto gambling, Japan and the U.K. are worlds apart
Fake Royal Letter Asks $2.5M in BTC to Save UK’s Economy After Brexit
27.9.2019
Fraudsters pose as a royal secretary asking for $2.5 million in BTC from the British to save economy after Brexit
Ex-Fed Official: Ending US Dollar Dominance for Crypto Makes No Sense
26.9.2019
Ex-Fed official Simon Potter says that the plan to end the U.S. dollar’s dominance by replacing it with a digital currency makes no sense
Lloyds Bank Partners With Blockchain Platform to Streamline Trade Finance
25.9.2019
Lloyds Bank partners with blockchain firm Komgo to streamline its commercial bank division
British Police to Auction Off $600,000 in Confiscated Bitcoin Today
25.9.2019
United Kingdom police put over $620,000 of appropriated Bitcoin up for auction
CoinShares Urges Customers to Support the Crypto ETNs Against the UK Ban
24.9.2019
CoinShares, a UK-based digital asset management company that offers financial services and products to professional investors has urged its consumers to come forward in support of crypto ETNs (Exchange-traded Notes) against the proposed ban on it by the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) of...
UK Startup Launches Crypto Insurance, 24/7 Bitcoin-Monitoring Service
24.9.2019
Cryptocurrency insurance startup Coincover launched an insurance service covering theft and loss in a growing trend
Coinshares Urges Customers to Fight UK Regulator’s Ban on Crypto ETNs
24.9.2019
Coinshares is urging its customers to fight a proposed ban on cryptocurrency ETNs by the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority