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UK Advertising Watchdog Upholds Complaints Against BitMEX Bitcoin Promotion
The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints over a "misleading" bitcoin ad placed by crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX.
Arthur Hayes, former CEO of BitMEX
By Daniel Palmer
Aug 14, 2019 at 8:13 a.m. UTC
Aug 14, 2019
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Uk
UK's Pensions and Welfare Department Eyes DLT for Faster Payments
The U.K. Department for Work and Pensions is investigating distributed ledger technology as a way to boost its payments systems.
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By Daniel Palmer
Aug 13, 2019 at 11:15 a.m. UTC
Aug 13, 2019
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Zooko Wilcox
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Coinbase
Coinbase UK Dropping Support for Cryptocurrency Zcash
The U.K. arm of Coinbase appears to be dropping support for the privacy-focused cryptocurrency zcash.
Zooko Wilcox
By Daniel Palmer
Aug 12, 2019 at 8:05 a.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2019
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Robinhood
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Investment
Investment App Robinhood Wins License to Operate in UK
Robinhood, a stocks, ETFs and crypto investment app, has been given the green light to operate as a broker by a U.K. regulator.
Robinhood
By Daniel Palmer
Aug 8, 2019 at 10:43 a.m. UTC
Aug 8, 2019
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Uk
UK Lawmakers May Probe Facebook Libra Over Privacy, Fraud
A parliamentary committee worries about Facebook holding financial details on its potentially billions of Libra users.
UK parliament
By Daniel Palmer
Jul 22, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 22, 2019
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Crime
UK Announces 'Dirty Money' Crackdown, Including Tougher Crypto Regime
The U.K. government has drawn up an action plan aimed to combat financial crimes that it says will include a new regime for crypto assets.
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By Daniel Palmer
Jul 15, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. UTC
Jul 15, 2019
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Derivatives
UK Finance Watchdog Takes Step Toward Ban on Crypto Derivatives
The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority is now consulting on a ban of cryptocurrency-based derivatives and ETNs in a bid to protect investors.
London skyline
By Daniel Palmer
Jul 3, 2019 at 10:04 a.m. UTC
Jul 3, 2019
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Facebook
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Uk
UK Regulators Want a Long Look at Libra, Admonish Facebook's Mantra to 'Move Fast, Break Things'
The startup mantra just won't cut it with U.K. regulators.
Facebook
By Daniel Kuhn
Jul 2, 2019 at 8:30 p.m. UTC
Jul 2, 2019
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Crime
Crypto and Forex Scam Reports Tripled in the UK Last Year, Watchdog Says
Reports of cryptocurrency and foreign exchange scams surged in the U.K. last year, while total reported losses dropped, says the FCA.
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By Yogita Khatri
May 21, 2019 at 8:25 a.m. UTC
May 21, 2019
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UK parliament
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Uk
UK Parliament Presented Showcase of Real-World Blockchain Applications
The U.K. Parliament has been presented demos of real-world blockchain applications designed to educate policymakers.
UK parliament
By Daniel Palmer
Mar 19, 2019 at 6:10 p.m. UTC
Mar 19, 2019
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