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Celebrity and reality star Kim Kardashian is taking some guff from the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for a recent Instagram post involving cryptocurrency. Kim Kardashian and the FCA Go Head to Head The post discussed a new crypto asset known as Ethereum Max, and Kardashian is getting the stink eye after asking all her followers to consider joining the “Ethereum Max Community.” Charles Randell – head of the FCA – stated in an interview that this could have been...

Ein Foto aus dem Jahr 1912 vom Gebäude des Schweizer Bankvereins an der Bahnhofstrasse 44 (Heute UBS AG). Foto: Gemeinfrei / Public Domain Der Bankkonzern UBS hat eine Warnung vor der Bitcoin-Blase ausgesprochen. Die UBS Bank warnt vor einem Platzen der Blase und sieht vor allem zunehmende Regulierungsmassnahmen als treibenden Faktor. Auch andere Konzerne schliessen sich der...

A division of Binance has been banned in the United Kingdom. Regulators from within the country are no longer permitting a sector of one of the world’s biggest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges to provide services to residents of the UK as they work out regulatory guidelines for the crypto space. Binance Markets Limited Is No Longer Working in the UK While Binance.com is still accessible to traders in the country, they will no longer be able to garner services...

It looks like Britain is set to fall behind when it comes to holding a strong presence in the crypto space. The country’s top financial watchdog announced yesterday that it would be banning the sale of crypto products to all retailers that work to track the prices of well-known digital assets such as bitcoin and Ethereum. The governing body claims that too many people have lost money on these assets, and thus they are dangerous and should not be in commission.Britain Seeks to Ban...

Studie: in Grossbritannien besitzen 3.86% der Bevölkerung Bitcoin Rund 3.86 Prozent aller Menschen in Grossbritannien verfügen über Krypto-Währungen wie Bitcoin. Dies hat eine Studie der britischen Finanzmarktaufsichtsbehörde (FCA) ergeben, welche der Bevölkerung zudem weitreichende Kenntnisse über Volatilität und Schutz der digitalen Vermögenswerte zuspricht. Demnach sind...

It looks like more people in the United Kingdom are working to get their fingers on digital currencies.The United Kingdom: Crypto’s Latest HomeThe UK was one of the hardest-hit countries when the coronavirus first began spreading outside of Asia. The nation has faced more than 300,000 cases and has been smacked with more than 40,000 deaths, according to varying sources, while recently, counties such as Leicester have been shut down completely. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has referred to the...

ePayments Systems Ltd had to suspend online payment operations after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) order due to AML concerns.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ordered ePayments Systems Ltd to suspend all its operations based on a lapse in its anti-money laundering set procedures. This action will see thousands of registered account holders with the electronic money institution frozen and not able to transact until it meets the set standards by FCA.The news was conveyed through...

Crypto and blockchain job seekers are in for a treat. One of the primary financial regulators – the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) – in the United Kingdom is looking for someone who can serve in a crypto/ blockchain capacity and help them better understand the properties and abilities behind distributed ledger technology.The FCA Is Searching Far and WideThe job post reads as follows:You will enjoy a unique view of the financial services industry, law enforcement partners and UK government...

Popular stock-trading startup Robinhood has decided that it is no longer interested in becoming a federally insured bank. Months ago, the company applied for a bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), in an effort to become a fully-fledged bank but has now decided to shelve said plans.According to the statement, the company has taken this step to shift its attention away from banking to its own core business directed at improving the efficiency of the financial...

The Robinhood investment app platform has just announced that its Robinhood Crypto feature has just added more U.S. states to its platform. Previously servicing 39 states, the 8 new additions now mean that Robinhood Crypto is now available to a total of 47 states.With Robinhood Crypto, users can trade seven digital assets including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin SV (BSV) Ethereum Classic (ETC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Dogecoin (DOGE) all free of charge. The new state...