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Hades Wins Best Game At The 2021 BAFTA Game Awards
25.3.2021
In addition to prestigious accolades like Best Indie Game at the 2020 Game Awards and Best Game Times 10 at the 2020 Ari Notis Awards, Hades just picked up top honors at today’s online-only BAFTA Games Awards. Hell yeah, Hades.Read more
World’s Fourth Oldest Auction House Sotheby’s Joins the NFT Ecosystem With a Mysterious Artist
18.3.2021
Following the $69 million non-fungible token (NFT) digital art auction at the world-famous auction house Christie’s, the British-founded American multinational corporation Sotheby’s is joining the NFT hype. Sotheby’s is partnering with a popular digital artist dubbed...
Highlander's Endless Imagination Gives It an Enduring Legacy
8.3.2021
Thirty-five years ago, a new phrase first entered the pop culture lexicon: “There can be only one.” It’s from Highlander, a 1986 sci-fi fantasy from director Russell Mulcahy. The film stars Christopher Lambert as Connor MacLeod, a Scottish warrior who learns he’s an immortal being destined...
Neil Gaiman Stars as Neil Gaiman in an Audible Original About Neil Gaiman
7.3.2021
Neil Gaiman is Neil Gaiman in the role of a lifetime.Read more
British art icon Damien Hirst to accept BTC, ETH payments for print run
25.2.2021
The artist is accepting payments in currencies that will last longer than a shark in formaldehyde
Former British MP says central banks should ban Bitcoin
9.2.2021
Nick Boles, who served as a Member of Parliament from 2010 to 2019, believes the world would be better off without Bitcoin
Reports Show Crypto Custodian Xapo Set to be a Digital Bank in Gibraltar
21.1.2021
According to a recent report, the cryptocurrency custodian Xapo is getting ready to become a “fully-fledged” bank in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The region located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula has also been extending “regulatory guidelines...
Multibillion Dollar Fund Manager Ruffer Sees Long Trend of Institutional Bitcoin Adoption
21.1.2021
British investment management firm Ruffer has revealed that its bitcoin holdings now account for about 3% of its entire portfolio of approximately $29 billion. The firm believes that we are “at the foothills of a long trend of institutional adoption and financialization of bitcoin.”...
British financial advisor calls on the gov’t to ban crypto transactions
15.1.2021
Veteran financial advisor Neil Liversidge came to the U.K. Government and Parliament with a petition to ban crypto transactions
New Report Studies Satoshi Nakamoto’s Inconsistent British and American Writing Techniques
7.1.2021
On December 31, 2020, a new report was published that studies Satoshi Nakamoto’s writing style, the creator’s use of expressions, and spelling. The new examination shows Satoshi’s spelling and American and British wording indicates it was very inconsistent and littered with...
UK Judge Rejects US Extradition Requests for Julian Assange, Wikileaks Holds $800K in Crypto
4.1.2021
On Monday, a British judge rejected the U.S. request to extradite the Australian editor, publisher, and activist Julian Assange. Following the U.K. judge’s decision, the current president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has offered Assange political asylum in the country. Meanwhile...
Augmented Reality Firm Nextech AR Joins the Bitcoin Treasuries Bandwagon, Buys $2 Million BTC
29.12.2020
On the heels of the Canadian company Mogo purchasing bitcoin for treasury reserves, the British Columbia-based augmented reality firm Nextech AR Solutions has announced the purchase of $2 million in bitcoin. Nextech’s chief executive officer Evan Gappelberg says the firm may add more in 2021....
Standard Chartered to Launch Crypto Custody Service for Institutional Investors Next Year
10.12.2020
SC Ventures, the innovation and ventures unit of Standard Chartered, will launch a crypto custody service targeting institutional investors in London next year. According to a Dec. 9 press statement, the British bank is partnering with U.S. wealth and asset management firm Northern Trust for...
British Politician Nigel Farage Says Bitcoin Is the Ultimate Anti-Lockdown Investment
5.12.2020
British politician and leader of the Brexit Party, Nigel Farage is lauding bitcoin branding it as the ultimate anti-lockdown investment. The controversial politician’s comments are drawn from one edition of his daily ‘Fortune & Freedom’ newsletter whose mission is to help...
British fintech firm opening physical crypto bank branches in India
26.10.2020
The new venture will reportedly include 34 “physical branches and operations” in northern India
British fintech to expand banking services to Indian crypto customers
8.10.2020
London-based banking company Cashaa will launch a crypto-friendly neo-bank in India
Former EU Parliament Member Godfrey Bloom Who Calls Banking System a Scam Bought His First Bitcoin
4.10.2020
Former Member of the European Parliament Godfrey Bloom has bought his first bitcoin. The British politician is famed for numerous controversial views, such as calling the entire banking system a scam and the state an institution of theft. Godfrey Bloom Now Owns Bitcoin Godfrey Bloom is a British...
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Hands Over Customer Data to UK Tax Authority
3.10.2020
Coinbase is handing over customer data to the British tax authority, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The measure affects customers with a U.K. address who received more than £5,000 ($6,450) worth of cryptocurrency during the 2019/20 tax year. On Oct. 2, Coinbase sent...
Gemini Adds British Pound to Accepted Fiats in UK After Registration With Watchdog
24.9.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange and custodian Gemini announced on Thursday that its UK users, individual and institutional, will now be able to trade and store crypto using the Pound sterling (GBP)
GPU Manufacturer Nvidia Buys Chip Maker ARM for $40 Billion
18.9.2020
California-based Nvidia is buying British computer chip designer Arm Holdings from Softbank Group Corp. in a deal worth $40 billion. Nvidia, which specializes in making hardware for video game consoles and the crypto mining sector, said in a press release that it would pay Softbank a combination...