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Britain’s Financial Watchdog to Stop Lending for Crypto Asset Purchases
2.5.2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Britain’s financial watchdog, has decided to step in and stop financial institutions from giving credit to facilitate the purchase of cryptocurrency assets. The decision is part of a larger set of rules the institution aims to include to streamline...
UK Treasury Unveils Draft Cryptoasset Regulations, Seeks Feedback by May 2025
30.4.2025
On April 29, 2025, the UK Treasury announced the release of a draft Statutory Instrument (SI) and a Policy Note detailing the UK’s upcoming financial services regulatory framework for cryptoassets, including stablecoins. Following proposals outlined in October 2023 and reaffirmed in November 2024...
Bitwise Launches 4 Crypto ETFs on London Stock Exchange
17.4.2025
Bitwise supercharges its European expansion by listing four top-tier crypto ETPs on the London Stock Exchange, unlocking elite access for UK investors. Bitwise Unleashes Institutional Crypto Arsenal on LSE in Major UK Power Play Asset management firm Bitwise announced on April 16 that it had listed...
Scottish School to Accept Bitcoin for Tuition
13.4.2025
Lomond School, a Scottish boarding school, will begin accepting bitcoin for tuition payments, up to $49,711 (£38,000) annually, starting this autumn. The school, claiming to be the first United Kingdom private school to do so, will convert the bitcoin to British pounds to manage currency risk....
Ripple Urges UK to Speed up Crypto Rules at Policy Summit
9.4.2025
Ripple is sounding the alarm for immediate UK regulatory action to capture a multi-trillion-dollar digital asset opportunity and lead the future of global crypto finance. Ripple Calls for Urgent UK Action on Crypto Regulation At a recent summit hosted by Ripple in London, policymakers and industry...
Blackrock Wins UK Crypto Approval With Razor-Sharp Focus on Institutional Play
3.4.2025
Blackrock’s FCA approval to support a crypto ETP marks a breakthrough for institutional adoption in the UK, unlocking new pathways into regulated digital asset exposure. UK’s FCA Clears Blackrock as Arranger for Crypto ETP, Marking Major Institutional Shift Blackrock International Ltd., part...
8,000 BTC Still Buried as Appeal Denied—Bitcoin Recovery Fight Heads to Europe
18.3.2025
A British man’s desperate fight to recover about 8,000 lost bitcoin—worth hundreds of millions—has been blocked again, pushing him to take his battle to Europe. Appeal Denied: 8,000 BTC Trapped as Man’s Battle Moves to Europe A British man who accidentally discarded a hard drive containing bitcoin...
UK FCA’s Finprom Rules 1 Year Later: How to Kill an Industry in One Easy Step
16.3.2025
As a lawyer (not yours), I spend a good chunk of my time explaining to businesses why they need to pour half their budget into compliance instead of, you know, actually building something useful. But even in the bureaucratic maze I call my profession, few things have been as spectacularly...
Kraken Secures EMI Authorization, Paving the Way for Enhanced Crypto Services in the UK
11.3.2025
Kraken has announced that it has officially secured an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) authorization from the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This milestone is set to accelerate Kraken’s growth plans in the U.K. and enable the launch of new products and services tailored to...
Economist Torches UK’s Digital Pound: ‘Ill-Fated Venture’ Doomed to Fail
4.3.2025
Economist Neil Record has criticized the UK’s digital pound initiative, calling it an “ill-fated venture” due to a lack of customer demand. Cash Use Decline British businessman and economist Neil Record has described the United Kingdom’s digital pound initiative as...
Bitpanda Secures FCA Approval to Expand Operations in the UK
13.2.2025
Bitpanda has secured approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate in the United Kingdom, marking a significant regulatory milestone for the European cryptocurrency platform. This approval, along with a recently obtained MiCAR license, allows Bitpanda to expand its offerings...
Desperate Bid: British Computer Expert Offers to Buy Landfill to Recover Over $700 Million in Lost Bitcoin
10.2.2025
James Howells, a British man who lost a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins, has offered to buy part of the Newport landfill where he believes it is buried. Howells Wants Landfill Area With 100,000 Tons of Waste A British computer expert who lost a hard drive containing about 7,500 bitcoins...
British Crypto Trader Held Hostage in Spain, Escapes Before Police Raid
10.2.2025
Spanish police arrested three British men in Costa del Sol for kidnapping a UK cryptocurrency broker and demanding €30,000 (approximately $31,000) for his release. The victim, a 34-year-old Hindi speaker, escaped by deceiving his captors into thinking he was calling a customer for a crypto wallet...
Lost Fortune: Landfill Containing $750M in Bitcoin to Be Sealed Forever
9.2.2025
A landfill in Newport, Wales, where James Howells accidentally discarded a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins (now worth approximately $750m or £620m) is scheduled to close in 2025-26. Howells’ attempts to sue the council for access to the site or compensation were unsuccessful. The council...
Coinbase Secures UK Approval, Unlocking Ambitious Expansion Plans for Mass Adoption
5.2.2025
Coinbase has secured UK regulatory approval, cementing its dominance as the country’s largest registered digital asset provider and accelerating its global expansion in crypto and fiat services. Crypto Giant Coinbase Gets FCA Approval Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) announced...
Crypto broker Uphold relaunches staking in the UK
3.2.2025
As Uphold resumes crypto staking in the UK, its staking services remain unavailable in the US and Europe
As the British embrace crypto, businesses must catch up to hold ground
24.1.2025
Cryptocurrency goes mainstream in the UK. British businesses must introduce crypto solutions
As the British embrace crypto, businesses must catch up to hold ground
24.1.2025
Cryptocurrency goes mainstream in the UK. British businesses must introduce crypto solutions
As the British embrace crypto, businesses must catch up to hold ground
24.1.2025
Cryptocurrency goes mainstream in the UK. British businesses must introduce crypto solutions
As the British embrace crypto, businesses must catch up to hold ground
24.1.2025
Cryptocurrency goes mainstream in the UK. British businesses must introduce crypto solutions