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The Norwegian Court of Appeals has dismissed Craig Wright’s appeal against the decision made in January, which stated that Norway had jurisdiction against his case with Hodlonaut. Wright sued the anonymous Twitter analyst for defamation last year, but the case got dismissed in a U.K. court due to a lack of jurisdiction.  Norwegian court rules […]

Throughout 2018 and 2019, the U.K. police forces received a total of 562 reports of blackmail for Bitcoin, research from Parliament Street think tank has shown. The information, obtained via the Freedom of Information Act (FOI), showed that blackmail was the most common attack using Bitcoin. More than 500 cases of Bitcoin blackmail registered in […]

The lethal Coronavirus has seen an unprecedented spread across the globe throughout the past several days and weeks, leading a vast array of major events like Coachella and SXSW to be canceled or postponed, including multiple crypto events. Now, the crypto industry is seeing its first Coronavirus case, with the Torus Labs founder announcing in […]

It isn’t only the markets that are being affected by the coronavirus. This image of the main stage at the CryptoCompare Digital Asset Summit in London tells a thousand words. As mass events and gatherings are canceled around the world, the CCDA Summit may well be the last major event of the industry this year. […]

Wintermute Trading, a global algorithmic market maker for digital assets, announced that it has completed the seed funding round led by Blockchain.com Ventures. In a press release shared with CryptoSlate, the company said it will use the funding to improve its liquidity and enhance its technology. New capital poured into crypto market maker Wintermute Wintermute […]

A series of adverts for Chinese crypto startup Zeux are being removed from the London Underground. Although, not soon enough, according to the UK’s financial regulatory body, the FCA. ‘Misleading’ 5% interest accounts ads running for over 2 weeks Millions of London commuters (who aren’t eyes down fixated on their smartphones) have been exposed to […]

Hardware wallet provider Ledger has erected a digital billboard over London’s Canary Wharf financial hub reading “let’s take back control for real,” taking a jab at the pro-Brexit rhetoric of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the day the U.K. formally leaves the European Union (EU). In a press release shared with CryptoSlate, Ledger said […]

Around 24 percent of British workers believe cryptocurrencies should be a subject taught in schools across the country. According to a Censuswide survey, 25 percent of Millennials said they are planning to invest in digital assets in 2020, while 37 percent believe their banks should provide access to cryptocurrencies. U.K. residents show a huge interest […]

Hodlonaut has claimed a small, but significant victory against Craig Wright, as his libel case against the anonymous Twitter analyst has been dismissed by the High Court of Justice in the U.K. According to Hodlonaut, the legal battle will continue in Norway, as the court ruled the country had jurisdiction over the matter. Craig Wright’s […]

Asset management giant Fidelity Investments has established a U.K. entity for its cryptocurrency business with the intent of gaining a foothold in Europe, the move coming days after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson led his pro-Brexit government to victory in a snap election. Fidelity’s new U.K. arm was incorporated December 16 and will be used […]

TransferGo, an online remittance platform pitched at migrant workers, has entered into a new agreement with Ripple to use the company’s technology for cross-border transfers to and from Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa. Ripple announced the new deal in a blog post on Monday, stating London-based TransferGo will use RippleNet to facilitate cross-border payments, […]

Global payment platform MoneyNetint has won Ripple’s Best Connector Award for outstanding business growth over the past year. In an email to CryptoSlate, the company said the award will help strengthen its foothold as a leader in cross-border payments and grow its user base around the world. Ripple awards global payment platform for exceptional growth […]

A specialized task force of senior judges and lawyers in the U.K. has recognized crypto-assets as “tradable property” under English law. The 46-page legal statement, which clarified the status of cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology, and smart contracts, is the country’s effort to reintroduce confidence to the British crypto market. Huge step underway to understand crypto industry […]

London has long been a financial stronghold in Europe, with many companies in Asia using the British capital as a stepping stone to reach European markets. This trend appears to be continuing in the bustling world of fintech and crypto companies in the city. To get a more granular view of this growth, Etienne Brunet, […]

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Multicoin Capital have been unveiled as the latest investors to fund the development of Arweave. The distributed internet protocol, designed to facilitate an undeletable, uncensorable web, has gathered cross-industry support in its quest to build a “permaweb.” Since being founded in 2017 by Sam Williams, the project has gone from strength […]

Crypto critic Nouriel Roubini faced off with some of the industry’s biggest proponents during the CC Forum conference in London but surprisingly found common ground with one of the most controversial figures in the space—Craig Wright. The two share the belief that the global financial system isn’t nearly as centralized as the crypto community believes […]

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is cracking down on cryptocurrency exchanges, ATMs, and open-source projects like wallet providers. These services will have to comply with anti-money laundering regulations by 2020, imposing banking-style controls over crypto in the nation. The bombshell came as part of the FCA’s newly released policy statement on cryptocurrency, “PS19/22: Guidance on […]

The World Federation of Exchanges urges the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority not to prohibit the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives to retail customers. The World Federation of Exchanges is the global trade association for regulated exchanges and clearing houses representing over 250 firms across the world, including the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) and the Intercontinental […]