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UK Government Asks Crypto Industry to Provide Insights on Its Regulatory Approach
12.1.2021
Her Majesty’s Treasury in the U.K. issued a document that details a series of proposals addressing the crypto community. With the consultation, the Treasury is initiating a “regulatory approach to cryptoassets and stablecoins” for 2021 following the Brexit turmoil. Special Focus...
FCA warns of crypto investment risks as Bitcoin dives below $33K
11.1.2021
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned the public about crypto investment as Bitcoin dove below $33,000
Following Brexit, the UK asks crypto industry about rules for cross-border stablecoins
7.1.2021
In addition to trying to define stablecoins, the UK is looking to establish how close it wants its crypto laws to be to other countries
Stratis Brings Blockchain as a Service to All Businesses via its C# Native Platform
7.1.2021
PRESS RELEASE. 7th January 2021, London, United Kingdom – Stratis was created for a simple purpose – to provide enterprises with blockchain as a service (BaaS) solutions, designed to implement complex blockchain architecture within mainstream coding languages, used by everyday companies...
Crypto users donate $400K to Julian Assange defense as Mexico proposes asylum
4.1.2021
A U.K. judge ruled against extraditing the WikiLeaks founder to the U.S. in response to his legal team arguing he would have a "high risk of serious depression leading to suicide."
UK FCA gives crypto startups a hindering hand
22.12.2020
The United Kingdom is shutting the door for digital asset firms: Crypto startups are no longer welcome to the country
CB Insights’ Blockchain 50 lists US, UK and Switzerland as adoption hotbeds
17.12.2020
CB Insights and Blockdata release their first “Blockchain 50” list, highlighting interesting findings behind innovative blockchain companies
UK FCA establishes temporary crypto registration regime due to backlog
16.12.2020
Regulatory body buys itself a further six months to process submitted applications
SBI’s Acquisition of Crypto Firm Helps the Asian Giant Create Full-Fledged Digital Asset Trading Desk
16.12.2020
Japanese financial group SBI Financial Services has announced the acquisition of the United Kingdom-based crypto services firm B2c2 for an undisclosed amount. The purchase helps the Asian financial giant to become one of the mainstream financial institutions to have a full-fledged digital asset...
World governments agree on importance of crypto regulation at G7 meeting
7.12.2020
A vast number of nations, including many G7 members, want more rules for crypto
SWIFT enables instant cross-border payments
3.12.2020
This seeming fight or flight response to blockchain’s rising ubiquity may be “too little, too late.”
Bitcoin is the ‘ultimate anti-lockdown investment,’ says Nigel Farage
3.12.2020
The Financial Times scorns Nigel Farage for his apparently predictable embrace of libertarian cryptocurrency influencers
Watch out, fraudsters are claiming they are from Blockchain.com
20.11.2020
The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority advised caution against phony actors
BoE policymaker says digital currencies could be part of ‘new monetary order’
19.11.2020
BoE policymaker Andy Haldane believes a widely-used digital currency could have a positive impact on financial stability
Hedera Hashgraph to be used for crowdsourced airstrike warning app in Syria
17.11.2020
An app that has been used for years to help civilians to access better real-time information about airstrikes has switched from using Ethereum to Hedera Hashgraph
The evolution of crypto exchanges — What’s next for the industry
31.10.2020
We are now starting to see the crossover of regulation in the digital asset market and digitalization of the traditional market
Will they or won't they? Central banks eye each other's digital currency moves
29.10.2020
Canada's central bank recognizes that CBDCs are a necessarily international issue
YearnSwap Is All Set to Introduce Its Decentralized Ecosystem
14.10.2020
LONDON, United Kingdom, — YearnSwap.org – Is all set to launch its Decentralized protocols (Lending, Yield Farming, Staking) for public access, YearnSwap aims to provide an Ecosystem with many prominent features available in the market today. With this launch YearnSwap has stepped...
UK FCA crypto derivatives ban ignored 97% of consultation respondents
14.10.2020
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority is accused of ignoring its own consultation and cherry-picking data
Gemini exchange partners with licensed crypto payments processor in UK
12.10.2020
Gemini crypto exchange is streamlining fiat currency wire transfers for British clients