United Kingdom News
The UK is shaping its approach to crypto regulation, making United Kingdom news essential for investors and businesses. With financial watchdogs tightening oversight and fintech startups driving innovation, the country remains a key player in blockchain adoption. From CBDC plans to exchange regulations, the UK’s crypto policies continue to evolve.
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The Smarter Web Company has secured shareholder approval for the resolutions needed to create its proposed MORE perpetual preferred shares, clearing a key condition for a possible listing on the London Stock Exchange Main Market. According to the company’s Sept.…
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Britain’s largest banks have completed what UK Finance described as the world’s first interbank transactions using tokenized deposits, testing blockchain based commercial bank money across mortgage and person to person payments. According to UK Finance, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest and…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority has targeted three London premises suspected of running illegal peer to peer crypto trading businesses, extending an enforcement campaign against unregistered digital asset activity. According to the FCA, the operation was carried out on Sept.…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority has issued final guidance requiring crypto firms to reassess their permissions before applications open on Sep. 30 for a regulatory regime taking effect in October 2027. FCA guidance defines which crypto firms need approval The…
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Satsuma Technology has secured High Court approval to cancel more than 11.2 billion B shares, clearing a £30.7 million capital return after the company sold its entire disclosed Bitcoin position. Satsuma said the High Court of Justice approved the cancellation…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority has considered exempting certain tokenized gold products from existing fund rules as regulators examine how digital bullion could be used more easily across London’s wholesale financial markets. The Financial Conduct Authority will set out the…
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UK crypto firms have been given a five-month application window, from Sep. 30 to Feb. 28, to seek Financial Conduct Authority approval before a new regulatory regime is expected to take effect in October 2027. The Financial Times published a…
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The UK House of Lords has voted 194–138 to require the Treasury to publish and consult on a national digital asset strategy within 12 months of the Financial Services and Markets Bill becoming law. UK digital asset strategy amendment sets…
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CoinCorner has launched a Bitcoin custody service for UK customers that charges a 1.5% annual fee and uses keys held separately by CoinCorner and AnchorWatch. CoinCorner said its new Vault uses multi-signature technology to divide control of customers’ Bitcoin between…
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A British Bitcoin investor has recovered 61 BTC worth roughly £3.3 million after losing access to the coins for more than 12 years following the collapse of early UK exchange Intersango. LBC reported that the investor, identified only as Chris,…
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The United States and United Kingdom have formed a joint law enforcement alliance to investigate and dismantle scam centers behind cryptocurrency investment fraud and other cyber-enabled schemes. The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Sept. 3 that the U.S. Attorney’s…
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Hargreaves Lansdown has opened nine Bitcoin and Ether ETNs to eligible investors, with assessments and a 24-hour cooling-off period.
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BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo has supplied £4 million ($5.4 million), or about 75%, of the £5.3 million raised by Reform UK during the second quarter of 2026. Ben Delo supplied most of Reform UK’s Q2 funding Electoral Commission records published…
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A regional UK police force has seized 20.21 Bitcoin and other assets valued at more than $1.4 million after tracing the funds to darknet marketplaces active between 2016 and 2019. UK police recover 20.21 Bitcoin and other assets Avon and…
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HM Revenue and Customs has recorded 240 UK taxpayers with more than £1 million ($1.36 million) each in crypto capital gains during the 2024-25 tax year, as the agency prepares to receive more investor data from exchanges under international reporting…
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ZachXBT may reject crypto victim requests from seven jurisdictions and restrict regional access to his planned investigation website.