United Kingdom

FCA Said Binance Had Complied With Its Requirements, But Was ‘Not Capable’ of Being Supervised

The FCA had ordered Binance to cease carrying out regulated activity in the U.K.

News  ·  25 August 2021

Nickel Digital Sees Growing Institutional Demand in UK for Crypto

More than half of institutional investors plan to invest more in crypto by 2023, according to a survey.

News  ·  24 August 2021
PayPal

PayPal Brings Crypto Service to UK Customers

Rollout of PayPal's first expansion of its crypto offering outside the U.S. will begin this week.

News  ·  22 August 2021
United Kingdom

Crypto Startup Ramp Secures FCA Registration

The "PayPal for crypto" service Ramp has become the eighth firm to win registration with the U.K financial watchdog.

News  ·  6 August 2021
Binance

HSBC UK Blocks Payments to Binance Exchange

The move follows the FCA's announcement that Binance cannot conduct regulated activities in the country.

News  ·  3 August 2021
Travel Rule

UK Starts Consultation on Applying Travel Rule to Crypto

The rule should be applied consistently “regardless of the technology being used to facilitate transfers,” the Treasury said.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 July 2021
Binance

Binance Said to Be Hiring ‘UK Version of Brian Brooks’

The crypto exchange is looking for a U.K.-based ex-regulator or government official, according to people familiar with the plans.

Business  ·  7 July 2021
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Cryptocurrencies Rise Despite Binance UK Warning

Crypto markets rose despite regulatory crackdowns from the U.K. and China. Analysts expect continued resiliency above $30K support.

Markets  ·  28 June 2021
CoinFlash

UK Financial Markets Regulator Warns About Unregistered Crypto-Asset Firms: Report

The FCA is warning consumers, banks and payment services about dealing with unregistered crypto-asset firms.

News  ·  23 June 2021
Bitcoin Mining

Bank of England: Any UK CBDC Will Be ‘Tens of Thousands’ Times More Efficient Than Bitcoin

The fintech lead at U.K.’s central bank urged eco-conscious citizens not to “throw the blockchain baby out with the bitcoin bathwater.”

Policy & regulation  ·  17 June 2021
Funding Rounds

UK Crypto Startup Ramp Raises $10M

Ramp brands itself as the "PayPal for crypto" service.

News  ·  15 June 2021
CBDCs

Bank of England Releases Discussion Paper on Stablecoins, CBDC

The paper focuses on the effects of private stablecoins on the cost and availability of lending and the challenges for monetary policy.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 June 2021
CoinFlash

UK to Focus Regulation on Stablecoins Rather Than Crypto in General: Report

“We believe the case for intervention in the wider cryptocurrency markets is less immediately pressing,” Economic Secretary to the Treasury John Glen said Tuesday.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 March 2021
United Kingdom

FCA Registration U-Turn Still Leaves Costs for UK Startups

The FCA's decision not to enforce its own January registration deadline is little comfort to crypto startups that have been in limbo for months.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 December 2020
Derivatives

The UK Bans Crypto Derivatives

The crypto industry reacts to a big move from the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority, which banned crypto derivatives.

People  ·  6 October 2020