A British county police force has become the first in the country to have successfully seized and sold bitcoins obtained in a criminal case.
The U.K. Law Commission has launched research investigating reforms that would bring legal clarity to the use of blockchain-based smart contracts.
The U.K.'s financial regulator is allowing startups focused on blockchain and crypto assets into its regulatory sandbox for the first time.
A lawmaker in the U.K. has called for the government to advance the use of blockchain in the public sector.
A Bank of England official has warned banks and other financial firms about exposure to cryptocurrency-related assets in a letter.
A month after listing ethereum-based futures for trading, U.K exchange Crypto Facilities is now launching a derivative product for litecoin.
The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority has written to bank CEOs over the risks of "facilitating financial crimes which are enabled by cryptoassets."
The U.K.’s new Cryptoassets Taskforce has taken the first step on its mission to "develop thinking and policy" around blockchain and cryptocurrency.
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned that firms offering services around crypto derivatives and ICOs "likely" need to be authorized.
The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority has warned investors over an unregistered brokerage that appears to be offering crypto-related derivatives.
British charity English Heritage has joined the Giftcoin platform, which tokenizes donations for the purpose of traceability.
The U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, will reveal a "crypto assets task force" Thursday. It will tackle the tech's risks and benefits.
The U.K. government will launch new research aimed to explore the potential risks posed by cryptocurrencies, a minister has said.
Coinbase has announced it has been granted an e-money license from the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority.
The U.K. Treasury Committee has today announced that it will conduct an investigation into issues around cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.