London

Ethereum

IPO and Insurance Projects Win £2,000 at Blockchain Hackathon

Two ideas aiming to disrupt IPOs and flight insurance came top at 'Hack The Block' this Sunday, bringing London FinTech Week to a close.

Business  ·  21 September 2015
UK

Innovate Finance to Open Blockchain Tech Research Lab

London-based Innovate Finance is opening a blockchain lab in partnership with UK government and IBM-founded Hartree Centre.

Markets  ·  11 September 2015
News

Blockchain Investment Firm Coinsilium to Delay IPO

Blockchain-focused investment company Coinsilium has reportedly delayed its initial public offering.

Markets  ·  9 September 2015
Regulation

Commonwealth Governments Urged to Regulate Bitcoin

Commonwealth governments should regulate bitcoin, according to the Commonwealth's Virtual Currencies Working Group.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 August 2015
Banks

UBS’ Alex Batlin on the Future of Blockchain Tech in Finance

When it announced its blockchain innovation lab earlier this year, UBS caused a ripple of excitement and trepidation. It was a watershed moment: one of the world’s wealthiest investment banks was putting its money, and public image, behind blockchain technology. Not only that, but it would be experimenting deep in the financial heart of London. The […]

Business  ·  23 August 2015
Derivatives

New Tool Lets Bitcoin Firms ‘Ring Fence’ Customer Funds

Two London bitcoin startups have unveiled a new system that "ring-fences" customer funds from other operations.

Business  ·  9 July 2015
Exchanges

Coinfloor Launches Broker-Based UK Bitcoin Marketplace

London-based bitcoin exchange Coinfloor has announced the launch of a broker-based peer-to-peer marketplace.

Markets  ·  2 July 2015
Crime

Lloyd’s Report: Bitcoin Will Always Be Risky

Bitcoin's security risk will "never be reduced to zero", according to a report released by insurance provider Lloyd’s today.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 June 2015
London

London Photographer Embarks on Bitcoin-Only Challenge

London-based photographer Abby Scarlet has embarked on a six month challenge during which she will only accept payment in bitcoin.

Business  ·  4 May 2015
Banking

Bitcoin and Blockchain Up for Debate at FutureMoney Conference

Bitcoin’s consumer appeal and the technical promise of distributed ledgers were hotly debated topics during yesterday's FutureMoney event.

Business  ·  22 April 2015
Banking

UBS to Research Blockchain Technology in London Lab

Swiss investment bank UBS will open a London-based research lab to explore the application of blockchain technology in the fintech industry.

Business  ·  2 April 2015
Exchanges

CEX.IO Cuts Bitcoin Trading Fees Amid Mining Market Woes

Bitcoin exchange CEX.IO has revealed plans to cancel its trading fees for a one-week period amid mining market woes.

Markets  ·  23 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
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

Green Activist is First Mainstream UK Politician to Accept Bitcoin

London-based green activist Gulnar Hasnain has become the first mainstream political candidate to accept bitcoin in the UK.

Business  ·  27 January 2015