Category: UK
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Watch out, fraudsters are claiming they are from Blockchain.com
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority advised caution against phony actors.
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Actress Maisie Williams becoming the newest Bitcoiner?
“Join the free folk, long Bitcoin,” said Blockfolio to the Game of Thrones actress.
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Privacy-Focused Brave Users Can Now Purchase Bitcoin Cash Through Bitcoin.com
The privacy-centric web browser Brave has partnered with Bitcoin.com in order to give users access to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin cash from directly inside their browser. The newly added Bitcoin.com widget has been added to the latest Brave software and is now available to users in various countries. The latest version of the privacy-oriented Brave browser…
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Ripple Eyeing Move to London Over XRP-Friendly Stance, CEO Says
It would be “advantageous for Ripple to operate in the U.K.,” said Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse.
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Isle of Man Regulator Says Bitcoin, Ether Not Considered Securities in New Guidance
The island’s Financial Services Authority has set out how it will treat cryptocurrencies and crypto assets and which might be regulated as securities.
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BoE governor continues to assert Bitcoin has ‘little intrinsic value’
“It may have extrinsic value in the sense that people want it,” said Bailey.
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UK FCA derivatives ban signals disapproval of crypto as a whole, CoinShares exec says
The FCA covered everything it could with the ban, CoinShares’ Townsend Lansing says.
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Coinbase Reportedly Warns Some UK Users It’s Handing Their Details to the Taxman
U.K. users of the exchange who have received £5,000 or more in the past tax year will have their information passed to the tax authority.
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Gemini Adds British Pound to Accepted Fiats in UK After Registration With Watchdog
Cryptocurrency exchange and custodian Gemini announced on Thursday that its UK users, individual and institutional, will now be able to trade and store crypto using the Pound sterling (GBP).
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The Moss Piglet Dilemma: Paypal Bans Payments to Merchants Using the Word ‘Tardigrade’
The popular payment provider Paypal has been known for cutting off a number of merchants and organizations over the years. This week, the public found out that Paypal has been censoring merchants that sell items related to the name “tardigrade” just because a Balkan arms dealer uses the same name. The story shows just how…