FCA issues another warning, this time against Bitcoin Evolution
The U.K.’s financial watchdog is clamping down on digital currency companies operating illegally in the country.
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The UK has its first FCA-backed crypto payments company
A subsidiary of crypto financial services company BCB Group has been approved as an Authorised Payment Institution by regulators.
The UK’s taxman wants a blockchain solution to find cybercriminals
The country’s tax authority has turned to the blockchain for an analytics tool that could uncover digital crime
Prince Charles finds Bitcoin ‘very interesting development’
The last person you’d expect to have an opinion on Bitcoin, the elderly Prince Charles, shared his thoughts on the future of money.
50 crypto companies being investigated by UK authorities
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is beginning to get really serious with companies operating in the cryptocurrency space.
Crypto regulations coming to UK by 2020
Regulation of the UK cryptocurrency market could take two more years to enact, according to corporate law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC).
UK agency studies blockchain use for landlines
The UK’s Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced that it has received £700,000 ($917,000) to explore the use of blockchain for managing landline numbers.
UK land registry plans blockchain integration
HM Land Registry, which holds 25 million land titles in England and Wales, may soon be using blockchain technology to document purchases of real estate.
UK issues guidelines for cryptocurrency derivatives
The Financial Conduct Authority announced that cryptocurrency derivatives, such as futures, opts or contracts for difference (CFD), fall under the UK’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II.
UK Financial Conduct Authority sounds caution over cryptocurrency derivatives
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, has today issued a warning to consumers over cryptocurrency derivative instruments.