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Oct 25, 20241 min read
FCA-Regulated Crypto Trading Firm Portofino Technologies Sees Staff Exodus
Portofino Technologies, a Switzerland-based crypto market making firm that was given the nod earlier this year from the Financial Conduct...
Oct 4, 20241 min read
Crypto Payments Firm BCB Group Was the Subject of an FCA Investigation
BCB Group, a payments processor that links cryptocurrency firms to the banking system, was the subject of a now-closed investigation by...
Apr 15, 20241 min read
Germany’s largest federal bank to offer crypto custody services
Germany’s largest federal bank, the Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, will start offering cryptocurrency custody solutions in the second half...
Apr 4, 20241 min read
UK Regulators Publish Draft Guidance on Digital Securities Sandbox Open to DLT
The Bank of England (BoE) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) started a consultation on the draft guidance for their digital securitie
Mar 11, 20241 min read
UK’s FCA Opens the Door for Institutional Investors to Build Crypto-Backed ETN Market
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it will not object to requests from Recognised Investment Exchanges (RIEs)
Feb 26, 20241 min read
OANDA Opens FCA-Registered Crypto Trading Platform in the UK
U.S.-based forex pioneer OANDA is opening a cryptocurrency trading platform in the UK, registered with the country’s regulator
Feb 20, 20241 min read
UK Minister Expects Stablecoin and Staking Legislation Within Six Months
A U.K. minister has signaled a fresh commitment to introduce stablecoin and other crypto-related legislation to the country this year.
Feb 17, 20241 min read
Revolut to Introduce Crypto Exchange Targeting 'Advanced Traders'
Digital bank Revolut is set to introduce a cryptocurrency exchange targeting "advanced traders," according to a customer email
Feb 9, 20241 min read
UK’s Planned Stablecoin Rules Need Reworking, Crypto Advocates Say
Crypto industry groups in the U.K. say local regulators’ proposals for supervising stablecoins need reworking.
Feb 2, 20241 min read
Binance Is Facing Regulatory Headwinds as It Tries to Re-Enter UK Market
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, is facing challenges as it attempts to re-enter the U.K. market after it suspended services
Dec 19, 20231 min read
Revolut to Suspend UK Crypto Services, Citing FCA's New Ad Rules
Digital bank Revolut has said it plans to suspend some of its crypto services from its U.K. business clients in response to incoming
Dec 19, 20231 min read
UK Publishes Regulations for a Digital Securities Sandbox
The U.K. has introduced a new regulation that will allow the country’s financial watchdogs to run a sandbox for tokenized securities
Nov 6, 20231 min read
UK Financial Watchdogs Publish Plans to Regulate Stablecoins
U.K. financial watchdogs shared plans to regulate stablecoins that could pose a risk to the financial system in discussion papers published
Nov 2, 20231 min read
PayPal UK Unit Registers as Crypto Service Provider
Payments giant PayPal has successfully registered with the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority as a crypto service provider
Oct 31, 20231 min read
U.K. Publishes Final Proposals for Crypto, Stablecoin Regulation
The U.K. government published its final rules for the crypto ecosystem, saying it plans a phased introduction of regulation, with legislatio
Oct 26, 20231 min read
The UK FCA Implements New Rules to Regulate Crypto Companies
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has implemented a series of mandatory rules to ensure that companies providing crypto services
Oct 25, 20231 min read
Archax to Launch Regulated Exchange for Tokenized Assets This Year
Archax, a U.K.-regulated cryptocurrency exchange and crypto custody service, plans to offer an exchange for tokenized assets such as funds
Oct 24, 20231 min read
Solana DeFi protocol Marinade Finance restricts UK access following new FCA rules
Solana-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Marinade Finance has blocked users from the United Kingdom in compliance with the new FCA
Oct 17, 20231 min read
Binance to Stop Accepting New U.K. Users to Comply With Ad Rules
Binance will stop accepting new U.K. users starting Monday in order to comply with the country's crypto marketing rules, the company said
Oct 11, 20231 min read
FCA restricts Binance’s UK partner’s ability to approve crypto ads
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has restricted Binance’s local partner, Rebuildingsociety.com, from approving
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