Tag Archives: united kingdom

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of Britain has ordered that all Bitcoin cashpoints in the country be shut down. ATM providers recently received an order from the watchdog to cease operations, or risk facing enforcement action. Weeding Out Money Laundering Bitcoin ATMs allow holders of cash to independently convert their cash into Bitcoin, or vice versa. Given that cash transactions are private, the proliferation of these machines has raised concerns that they could help...

The leading British financial markets infrastructure – London Stock Exchange Group – will acquire the trading tech solutions provider TORA for $325 million. The initiative aims to strengthen LSEG’s presence in the cryptocurrency sector. London Stock Exchange Dives Deeper According to a recent announcement, the London Stock Exchange Group will pay $325 million in an all-cash transaction to acquire TORA. Upon completing the settlement, the latter will sit within LSEG’s Data...

Matt Hancock, a Conservative Party MP in the UK parliament, said Britain could create a “dynamic” regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies rather than follow the EU’s restrictive policies. He noted that this is possible because of Brexit, which offers the country an opportunity to benefit from crypto innovations. “We now don’t have to just take the EU’s restrictive regulatory regime and instead can design our own that is more dynamic,” Hancock told Express.co.uk in a...

UK-based blockchain company Millicent has received government funding in the form of a UK Research, and Innovation (UKRI) Innovate UK Smart Award. The project aims to assist in the nation’s strives to launch a central bank digital currency. Millicent’s UK Funding Based in London, England, Millicent is a blockchain-powered firm promising to rewrite “the code of global finance.” In the press release seen by CryptoPotato, the project described the grant as “the UK’s most...

An anonymous UK resident reportedly parted with nearly $200,000 of his savings after a woman he messaged in a dating app conned him. The man admitted he felt so desperate after the scam that he considered taking his life. ‘In The Blink of an Eye, Everything Was Gone’ According to a recent coverage by BBC, the British citizen, called Tom (which is not his real name), was struggling with a break-up in 2020 and joined a dating application to look for companionship. Shortly...

Singapore is telling all crypto companies within its borders to cease advertising their products and services to members of the public. This rule also applies to any banks or traditional institutions that offer crypto. They are not allowed to produce any advertisements and they cannot show these ads in public areas like on buses or trains, websites, social media, physical ATMs, or broadcast and print media. Singapore Looks to Prevent Crypto Companies from Producing Ads...

The London-based venture capital company Blossom Capital raised $432 million to invest in early-stage tech startups in Europe. The firm has reserved a third of the proceeds for investments in the cryptocurrency industry. Blossom Capital Eyes the Crypto Universe The cryptocurrency initiative, which the British organization launched, does not come as a surprise since its Founder – Ophelia Brown – personally bought bitcoin ten years ago: “I’ve personally been active in this...

The use of cryptocurrencies has grown considerably over the past year, as more people fall down the Bitcoin rabbit hole. According to a study by payment processor PaySafe, most cryptocurrency enthusiasts are willing to put their money where their mouth is and get paid in cryptocurrencies, ditching fiat once and for all. The report “Inside the crypto community: Plotting the journey to mass adoption” was published on January 11, 2022, revealing the most important trends among...

The United Kingdom government backed Hedera and Neuron Innovation as the duo conducted a trial on the drone data collation and storage using a public ledger consensus. Hedera Network Used to Track Drones Neuron Innovation, a London-based aviation company, has conducted a drone data collection trial sponsored by the government of the United Kingdom. The test was made possible using a public ledger consensus protocol developed by Hedera. The collaboration between Hedera and...

Philip Hammond – former Chancellor of the UK and an ex-member of the Conservative Party – believes people should be extra cautious when entering the cryptocurrency space. He said that institutions, despite recognizing the asset class, have only dipped their toes in terms of investing. Dipping Toes In October this year, former Chancellor Lord Hammond became a senior advisor at Copper – a British cryptocurrency custody firm that provides infrastructure for the institutional...