The UK Treasury chose HSBC Holdings’ blockchain-based system to develop and implement a pilot program for issuing digital government bonds labeled “DIGIT.” HSBC Holdings will utilize its own Orion system to control the issuance, management, and settlement of these securities. This program will take place inside the “digital sandbox” environment
Crypto prices are more or less the same despite a few fluctuations on the price chart over the last 24 hours. This trajectory comes at a time when the UK and China are possibly at a crossroads to establish a revised relationship after years. Also, a new high in Gold
The advertising overseer of the United Kingdom has restricted a Coinbase campaign that reportedly dismissed the risks of crypto investing and advertised the exchange as a solution to the cost-of-living crisis of the country. As per the U.K. Advertising Standards Authority, the advertisements were called irresponsible and dismissed the risks
Valour has recently got a regulatory approval to provide cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) to retail investors on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The approval is given by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), permitting Valour to widen beyond professional investors and make its products accessible to the majority. The new offerings
According to a recent study by the UK Cryptoasset Business Council, traditional banks either block or delay almost 40% of transactions sent to cryptoasset exchanges in the UK. As the results are based on a report named Locked Out: Debanking the UK’s Digital Asset Economy, which looks at the increasing
A group of seven senior Labour MPs is asking Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ban cryptocurrency donations to political parties and wants this ban to be included in the UK election bill that is expected to be introduced ahead of the local elections in 2026. They are arguing that the
Tokenize: LDN, the UK’s premier event dedicated to real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and blockchain innovation, returns to Excel London on 2–3 December 2025, co-located with FinTech Connect, to showcase the technologies, strategies, and institutional partnerships driving the future of digital finance. As global financial institutions accelerate their exploration of tokenized
British tax authorities have intensified their hunt for cryptocurrency investors who might not have reported taxable profits on digital assets. The tax agency issued about 65,000 compliance notices in the last fiscal year, which is a huge improvement compared to the past enforcement activities. This crackdown is accompanied by the
A growing number of London-listed small-cap companies are adopting Bitcoin as a treasury asset. Over the past week, at least nine firms have announced either new Bitcoin purchases or plans to integrate the cryptocurrency into their balance sheets. Companies across sectors, from web design to natural resources, are making significant
After the bold Bitcoin accumulation strategy, the Smarter Web Company received considerable funding from institutional investors. The digital marketing company based in the UK has raised 41.2 million pounds in an accelerated bookbuild procedure. This capital investment was made a few days after the company had bought almost 196 Bitcoin
