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RBS Trials Ripple as Part of £3.5 Billion Tech Revamp

RBS confirmed it is undertaking a proof-of-concept with Ripple technology, following a high-profile payments mishap earlier this month.

Business  ·  26 June 2015
Regulation

Home Office: UK Should Create a Crime-Fighting Cryptocurrency

The UK Home Office believes the government should consider creating its own digital currency that increases the traceability of transactions.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 June 2015
UK

Welshman Pleads Guilty to Silk Road 2.0 Drug Offences

A 29 year-old man in Wales has pleaded guilty to five drug charges related to the Silk Road 2.0 marketplace, but did not make a deal with prosecutors.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 June 2015
Regulation

MasterCard: Digital Currency’s Risks Outweigh the Benefits

The risks presented by digital currencies far outweigh the benefits, MasterCard has claimed.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 June 2015
Regulation

Accenture: UK Government Should Regulate Bitcoin Wallets

The UK government should apply regulation to bitcoin wallets, multinational management consulting company Accenture has advised.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 May 2015
Regulation

Will the New UK Government Create a Bitcoin Hub?

What might the new UK government's plans for bitcoin regulation look like and is it capable of creating a bitcoin hub?

Policy & regulation  ·  23 May 2015
Regulation

Citi: UK Government Should Create Own Digital Currency

Citi has told the UK government it should consider creating its own digital currency, a newly obtained document has revealed.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 May 2015
Exchanges

LHV Bank Partners with Bitcoin Exchange CoinFloor

Estonia's LHV Bank has partnered with Coinfloor, a UK-based bitcoin exchange, furthering its interest in the digital currency space.

Markets  ·  24 March 2015
Regulation

Treasury Report: UK’s Bitcoin Startups React

This week's news that the UK government will seek to regulate digital currencies made waves in the local startup community.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 March 2015
Regulation

UK’s Plans to Regulate Bitcoin Revealed in Treasury Report

The UK Treasury has announced a series of initiatives dealing with digital currency in a landmark report published in conjunction with the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s annual budget speech today. The announcement is the government’s first major attempt to grapple with the regulatory and consumer safety issues surrounding digital currencies. The report is largely positive […]

Policy & regulation  ·  18 March 2015
UK

UK Politician Exceeds Cryptocurrency Crowdfunding Target by 50%

Gulnar Hasnain, Green Party candidate for the London constituency of Vauxhall, has raised £1,500 through a cryptocurrency crowdfunding campaign.

Markets  ·  10 March 2015
UK

RE/MAX London Accepts Bitcoin, Litecoin and Dogecoin

RE/MAX London, the UK-based franchisee of the global real estate network, is now accepting bitcoin, litecoin and dogecoin.

Business  ·  25 February 2015
Exchanges

LazyCoins Launch Highlights Challenges for UK Bitcoin Businesses

A British startup boasting registration as a Money Services Business has launched a cryptocurrency exchange amid regulatory confusion.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 February 2015
Exchanges

CoinJar Redesigns iOS Wallet App for More Social Experience

CoinJar's updated mobile app is simple to use and allows faster payments to all addresses, plus fiat currency transfers between CoinJar accounts.

Business  ·  4 February 2015
Exchanges

Yacuna Waives Fees for Trading and Withdrawals

UPDATE (15:17 2nd February 2015): Added comment from Yacuna regarding changes to deposit and withdrawal limits for unverified customers. ______________________________________________________________ UK-based cryptocurrency exchange Yacuna has waived all trading and withdrawal fees in a bid to boost the ecosystem, the firm says. In a statement on the move, Yacuna CEO Andrei Martchouk said: “We want to […]

Markets  ·  2 February 2015