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Regulator Warns Britons on ‘High Return’ Crypto Schemes

January 11, 2021

When the rising cryptocurrency prices are bringing more and more retail investors towards the asset class, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning against companies offering investment...

UK’s Crypto Derivatives Ban Starts Today

January 6, 2021

The crypto ban introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in October 2020 comes into effect on 6 January 2021. The UK’s financial regulatory authority prohibited sales, marketing and distribution of ...

UK FCA Develops Temporary Crypto Registration Scheme Due to Backlog

December 16, 2020

UK FCA develops temporary crypto registration scheme due to backlog. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority has provided provisional registrations to crypto-asset companies that have already submitted...

UK Crypto Firms Awaiting Recognition Get Temporary Relief

December 16, 2020

The United Kingdom’s financial market regulator has established a temporary registration regime for cryptocurrency companies, which are awaiting mandatory registration approvals to continue their operations i...

UK Govt Set To Raise National Lottery Age Limit To 18 By October 2021

December 9, 2020

UK govt set to raise national lottery age limit to 18 by October 2021. The minimum age for playing the UK National Lottery is set to rise from 16 years to 18 years from next October as the government moves to...

UK Drafting Stablecoin Regulations Proposal And Researching CBDC

November 10, 2020

UK drafting stablecoin regulations proposal and researching CBDC. The United Kingdom Treasury Department has announced that it is preparing legislation to control private stablecoins. It is also investigating...

UK Outlines Plan for Stablecoins and a Central Bank Digital Currency

November 10, 2020

The UK Treasury Department announced on Monday that the authority is working on a draft to regulate privately owned stablecoins. The department added that it is actively researching about central bank digital...

UK Casinos Suggests Alcohol Ban To Evade “Catastrophic” Closures

October 12, 2020

UK casinos suggest alcohol ban to evade "catastrophic" closures. In the new round of COVID restrictions being imposed by the government, the venues that employ 14,000 people and earned £1.3bn for the Treasury...

UK’s FCA Bans Retail Sale of Crypto Derivatives

October 6, 2020

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has officially banned the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to all retail customers in the United Kingdom, the regulator announced on Tu...

US: New Bill Would Legally Recognize Digital Signatures On A Blockchain

October 5, 2020

Congressman and Blockchain Caucus Co-Chair David Schweikert has advanced a bill to make good on the crypto adage, "code is law." Republican Congressman David Schweikert (R-AZ) has referred a new bill to the ...