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Over 2 million adults in UK now hold crypto, FCA survey finds
17.6.2021
Crypto awareness in the U.K. has risen, but understanding has fallen, the FCA said following a new survey
Crypto and ‘meme stocks’ shunned by 90% of UK financial advisers
16.6.2021
A recent Opinium poll has shown that a majority of British financial advisers are not advocates of crypto investing for their clients
Beer and horses? Combination takes to the digital space with branded NFTs
15.6.2021
Is this the 21st century crypto-themed update to "bread and circuses"?
Within five years, US hedge funds expect to hold 10.6% of assets in crypto
15.6.2021
North American hedge funds are at the vanguard of crypto-curious investors, although EU and U.K. funds are not far behind, expecting to hold 6.8% of their assets in crypto within five years
Hedge fund manager Alan Howard invests in two crypto startups
11.6.2021
A long-running backer of the crypto industry, billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard recently invested in two digital asset startups
Stablecoins not that radical, says Bank of England official
10.6.2021
The Bank of England's executive director of the Financial Market Infrastructure Directorate says that stablecoins are hardly “launching us off into some brave new world.”
21shares to Launch Bitcoin ETP for Institutional Investors in the UK
8.6.2021
Switzerland-based 21shares announced it’s going to offer its crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) to institutional investors in Britain. The platform said the aim is to provide U.K. investors with exposure to bitcoin without the need to deal with crypto custody and security. New Bitcoin...
Investment product issuer 21Shares will list Bitcoin ETP on Aquis Exchange
7.6.2021
The announcement comes the same day ETC Group’s Bitcoin ETP began trading on the same exchange
BoE tackles ‘difficult and pertinent’ questions about digital money
7.6.2021
The Bank of England has published a new discussion paper that tries to gauge the systemic implications of both private stablecoins and a central bank digital currency
Vulcan Forged Launches NFTs Designed by the Godfather of Fantasy Art
6.6.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Vulcan Forged has secured IP rights to several artists’ work to bring fantasy-themed NFTs to the VulcanVerse. Cardiff, United Kingdom – Blockchain gaming platform Vulcan Forged has secured the intellectual property (IP) rights for works included in the Frank Frazetta...
51 crypto firms withdraw licensing applications in the UK
4.6.2021
The inability to satisfy Anti-Money Laundering standards set by regulators in the United Kingdom is reportedly forcing many crypto companies out of business
Popular Bitcoin ETP set to debut in UK
1.6.2021
BTCE will begin trading on the Aquis Exchange in London and Paris next week. The product debuted on Germany’s Xetra digital stock exchange last June
UK Starling bank to resume crypto exchange deposits in late June
1.6.2021
Starling blocked crypto exchange deposits last week, citing “high levels of suspected financial crime with payments to some cryptocurrency exchanges.”
Crypto firms not meeting AML standards, says UK minister
28.5.2021
Only five crypto firms have received FCA AML registration after the authority became the official money laundering supervisor for crypto businesses last year
Australian tax office: Report crypto profits or else
28.5.2021
The ATO said it already knows who is invested in cryptocurrencies and expects cooperation
Worst UK bank for dealing with scams issues crypto scam alert
27.5.2021
NatWest issued a crypto scam warning to mobile banking users after reportedly receiving a record number of complaints in Q1
UK ad organization bans crypto exchange's ‘time to buy’ Bitcoin advert
26.5.2021
Luno exchange agreed not to post their Bitcoin ads in their current form again and promised to ensure that future ads would carry a proper risk warning
Breakneck speed of crypto adoption could result in whiplash, warns wallet exec
18.5.2021
Crypto adoption is booming in 2021, but how long can the celebrity-fuelled hype train last?
China Building Full-Sized Titanic Replica As Tourist Attraction
17.5.2021
At the end of this year, a theme park in Suining, China is slated to finish a full-sized version of the Titanic.Read more
Diginex's crypto custody arm receives green light from UK financial watchdog
14.5.2021
The firm said clearing the regulatory hurdle had the potential to drive more institutional investors towards crypto custody solutions