UK News

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Smartphone displaying a pound symbol set in a sandbox inside a Revolut office, illustrating a stablecoin test aimed at 12 million UK users rather than crypto traders

Revolut’s digital pound trial shifts the UK payments debate from crypto hype to consumer protections and clarity

Revolut is about to test a pound stablecoin in the UK's regulatory sandbox, and the scale of the trial matters less than where it sits.

3 weeks ago

Censorship

Bitcoin pioneer Julian Assange free from prison – leaves UK after striking US deal

Expected to plead guilty to conspiring to disclose classified US documents, Assange's release marks a potential end to his prolonged legal battle.

2 years ago

Analysis

Only 0.47% of money laundering uses Bitcoin and crypto out of $5 trillion globally

Traditional financial systems still dominate, as 5% of global GDP is laundered annually through conventional channels.

2 years ago

Legal

Judge may impose ‘extraordinary’ response, recommend over 7 years for perjury for Craig Wright

The judge eyes severe penalties and custodial sentences for Wright in the COPA case.

2 years ago

Legal

Binance moves to dismiss most of UK Bitcoin SV case

Binance and other companies do not oppose certification of the case under the UK's collective proceedings regime, which will bring the case to trial.

2 years ago

Crypto

WisdomTree first to get nod from FCA on spot Bitcoin ETP ahead of multi-product UK launch

Several spot Bitcoin ETPs are expected to launch on May 28 including CoinShares and ETC Group.

2 years ago

Crime

Former Solana-based Pump.fun employee arrested after $1.9 million crypto exploit

The attacker advised the community to withdraw their assets from Pump.fun, while threatening further legal action.

2 years ago

Legal

Dr Wright’s explanations are ‘absurd’ and ‘plainly forged’ Judge states in written judgment

Judge Mellor issued a lengthy 231 page judgment on Dr. Craig Wright's fraud today, categorically refuting his claim to be Satoshi.

2 years ago

Regulation

UK sharpens focus on crypto regulation in latest anti-money laundering report

The FCA dedicated a third of its AML/CTF taskforce to crypto from 2022 to 2023.

2 years ago

UK law enforcement given new powers to seize, destroy digital assets linked to criminals

Crime 2 years ago

Amazon, Microsoft AI partnerships face potential UK antitrust probe

AI 2 years ago

UK to legislate ‘whole host’ of crypto activities starting in the summer

Regulation 2 years ago

New LONDON token could pay for your tube ride, if this mayoral candidate wins

Tokenization 2 years ago

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Revolut’s digital pound trial shifts the UK payments debate from crypto hype to consumer protections and clarity

Bitcoin pioneer Julian Assange free from prison – leaves UK after striking US deal

Only 0.47% of money laundering uses Bitcoin and crypto out of $5 trillion globally

Judge may impose ‘extraordinary’ response, recommend over 7 years for perjury for Craig Wright

Binance moves to dismiss most of UK Bitcoin SV case

WisdomTree first to get nod from FCA on spot Bitcoin ETP ahead of multi-product UK launch

Former Solana-based Pump.fun employee arrested after $1.9 million crypto exploit

Dr Wright’s explanations are ‘absurd’ and ‘plainly forged’ Judge states in written judgment

UK sharpens focus on crypto regulation in latest anti-money laundering report

UK law enforcement given new powers to seize, destroy digital assets linked to criminals

Amazon, Microsoft AI partnerships face potential UK antitrust probe

UK to legislate ‘whole host’ of crypto activities starting in the summer

New LONDON token could pay for your tube ride, if this mayoral candidate wins