On July 20, a British court accepted an appeal and allowed Craig Wright the ability to present evidence in court to support his claim that the Bitcoin file format is sufficiently well-defined to be protected by copyright. Wright, who has claimed to be Bitcoin’s creator since 2016, filed a lawsuit
The United Kingdom’s HM Treasury “firmly disagrees” with a suggestion by the House of Commons Treasury Committee to label cryptocurrency trading as gambling. In May of 2023, a cross-party Committee of MPs recommended the new legislation. In its formal report, the Committee noted that crypto assets had “no intrinsic value”
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Britain’s financial watchdog, “disrupted” 26 of the 34 cryptocurrency ATMs it visited and investigated since the beginning of 2023. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a stern warning to the United Kingdom’s crypto ATM operators on February 14: either comply with legislation or shut down
There has to be more clarity about crypto lending, according to the lawyer directing the United Kingdom’s Law Commission’s review of the application of British laws toward digital currencies. In an interview, Laura Burgoyne elaborated on those four key suggestions to the British government. The country’s legislative structures and their
A central bank digital currency (CBDC) created by the United Kingdom is being discussed by financial institutions there. One of the major financial membership organizations in the United Kingdom, U.K. Finance, has responded to a consultation of the Bank of England on the potential introduction of a digital pound by
Bitstamp, a cryptocurrency exchange with a presence in the United Kingdom, is now one of the businesses authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority there. Approximately six months after the FCA added Hidden Road Partners and MoonPay in December 2022, on June 13, Bitstamp U.K. Limited and Interactive Brokers Limited is
a16z crypto, the cryptocurrency investment arm of the VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, has announced the launch of its first international office in London, less than a week after U.S. authorities took their most drastic actions to date against the digital assets market. The firm said that the United Kingdom has
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed tough new marketing rules that include a ban on crypto incentives. The proposed rules aim to protect retail investors from potential harm by prohibiting the use of incentives to promote crypto investments. The FCA is cracking down on crypto promotions and incentives
Despite the potential advantages connected with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), the UK government should carefully assess and endeavor to minimize any risks linked with the establishment and possible adoption of the so-called digital pound. This is especially important “in relation to financial stability, privacy, and security risks,” according to
For retail investors, unbacked cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) should be considered as gambling, according to a new recommendation by a UK regulatory group. The Treasury Select Committee, a cross-party committee made up of members of Parliament, “strongly recommended” this approach for the trading of digital assets in a report released
