The two countries have been ramping up their efforts related to the regulation of stablecoins because both countries are in the process of refining their regulations concerning digital assets. A delegation from HM Treasury and US Treasury met in London on July 8 for the 13th session of the Financial
Ripple is supporting the United Kingdom’s strategy that seeks to grow the adoption of tokenization infrastructure within wholesale financial markets. The move came after a recommendation from Chris Woolard, who was appointed as Wholesale Digital Markets Champion in April by HM Treasury. The plan is aimed at taking the financial
Robinhood revealed multiple blockchain developments at its London event, highlighting the latest progress in decentralized finance, tokenization, and global expansion. Specifically, Robinhood officially launched its own Robinhood Chain blockchain powered by Arbitrum technology. This is to provide blockchain solutions for decentralized apps and real-life assets. Robinhood Chain mainnet is live.
Nearly 1,700 UK cryptocurrency investors have taken legal action in the UK High Court against Binance and its co-founder, Changpeng Zhao, in a lawsuit worth more than £150 million, or roughly $200 million. The claimants’ law firm, KP Law, contends that Binance made available unregulated leveraged tokens, futures, and options
The Bank of England announced the final framework for regulating stablecoins and drafted new regulations following extensive consultation with the industry. The new framework is less stringent than previous iterations as per industry concerns about limiting growth in the UK’s nascent stablecoin market. Proposed holding limits that would have prevented
The United Kingdom has recently sanctioned Xinbi, which is a marketplace for various cryptocurrencies. Authorities have associated the marketplace with various scam activities in Southeast Asia. The country has taken action against the marketplace for facilitating fraud networks. It was through transactions involving stolen data, money laundering, and scam services.
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
The financial authorities in the UK have put a timeline in place for a new licensing framework for crypto entities in the UK, and this signifies a major compliance change for digital entities in Britain. The Financial Conduct Authority has recently clarified the plans by digital entities to start applications
The Bank of England has proposed plans to fix how much individuals and businesses can hold in systemic stablecoins, drawing sharp dispute from crypto industry groups. Based on that , individuals could be limited to between £10,000 and £20,000 (~US$13,600–$27,200), while businesses might face a top amount of about £10
The UK’s expanding cryptocurrency market has marked a milestone as IG Group becomes the first London-listed company to offer direct crypto trading to retail investors. From this week, IG clients in the UK can buy and sell 38 different digital tokens, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the leading altcoins like XRP
