Category: UK

  • Trade.io Acquires Primus Capital Markets to Offer BTC-Backed Forex Trading

    Trade.io Acquires Primus Capital Markets to Offer BTC-Backed Forex Trading

    Trade.io, a cryptocurrency exchange and investment company, has acquired British brokerage firm Primus Capital Markets Ltd for an undisclosed amount. The new subsidiary is to start trading foreign currency using digital assets as base currency under a new name, TIO Markets. Initially, customers will be able to make deposits and withdrawals in bitcoin core, ethereum,…

  • UK Government Moots Ban on Cryptocurrency Derivatives

    UK Government Moots Ban on Cryptocurrency Derivatives

    The U.K. government is considering a ban on cryptocurrency-linked derivative products. The Financial Conduct Authority said in a report on Oct. 29 that it will begin consultations on whether to ban the sale of derivatives based on digital coins like BTC as well as to restrict crypto-based contracts of difference to the public. Virtual currency…

  • Exchanges Roundup: UK MP Quits Ironx After Four Days, Daily OTC Volume Estimated at $250M

    Exchanges Roundup: UK MP Quits Ironx After Four Days, Daily OTC Volume Estimated at $250M

    In recent news regarding cryptocurrency exchanges, a member of the British Parliament has quit his role with a cryptocurrency exchange just four days after joining the company, analysts have estimated the daily volume of the over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency markets to be $250 million, and Poloniex’s new terms of use have banned residents of Germany, China, Pakistan,…

  • Emma Integrates Crypto Exchanges into Money Management App

    Emma Integrates Crypto Exchanges into Money Management App

    Emma, a London-based startup firm specializing in money management services, has launched cryptocurrency exchange integration for its new app. The platform, which the company describes as a kind of “financial advocate” service, is designed to help millennials gain a better understanding of their finances. Also Read: Security Giant G4S Offers Protected Offline Cryptocurrency Storage New…

  • Nigerian Startup Kubitx Launches Bitcoin Exchange in Beta

    Nigerian Startup Kubitx Launches Bitcoin Exchange in Beta

    Kubitx, a Pan-African financial technology startup registered in Malta, announced the beta launch of its new cryptocurrency exchange on Thursday. The platform, which supports seven digital coins for the test, including BCH and BTC, will initially be available to users in Nigeria, before the company expands it to other African countries in the coming months.…

  • London’s LBX Launches Solution for Bank-Shunned Crypto Companies

    London’s LBX Launches Solution for Bank-Shunned Crypto Companies

    Cryptocurrency businesses that have faced difficulties in securing banking services in the UK now have a new option. LBX has launched a new service offering access to an account where clients can store, manage and transfer both their fiat currency and cryptocurrency holdings. Also Read: Mobile SMS Bitcoin Cash Wallet Cointext Expands to Asia “LBX…

  • Brewdog Brand Welcomes Bitcoin Cash

    Brewdog Brand Welcomes Bitcoin Cash

    One of Britain’s best known breweries is welcoming Bitcoin Cashers to its new bar. Scottish firm Brewdog, which boasts of making “beer for punks”, will be giving away £3,000 (US $4,000) at the opening of its Canary Wharf bar on October 19. The bar will be accepting BCH (and BTC) as payment, funded with the…

  • New POS Terminal by Pundix Allows Nigerians to Make Purchases in Bitcoin

    New POS Terminal by Pundix Allows Nigerians to Make Purchases in Bitcoin

    Indonesian cryptocurrency and payments company Pundix has introduced a point of sale terminal at a shop in Nigeria, allowing people in the West African country to make purchases using cryptocurrency, including bitcoin. The move is seen as key to scaling up cryptocurrency adoption and development in Africa’s biggest bitcoin market. Also read: Payments Platform Wirex Launches…

  • New Stablecoins: From Cryptopound and Metal-Backed Swiss Coin to Mongolian ‘Candy’

    New Stablecoins: From Cryptopound and Metal-Backed Swiss Coin to Mongolian ‘Candy’

    Following some notable premiers in the genre recently, the next batch of stablecoins is on the way. A British startup is partnering with a bank to launch a GBP-pegged crypto, a Swiss commodities trader wants to mint a coin backed by metals, and a Mongolian telecom has been licensed to issue the country’s first digital…

  • Surveys: 1 in 4 Millennials Want to Invest in Crypto, 3% of China Already Has

    Surveys: 1 in 4 Millennials Want to Invest in Crypto, 3% of China Already Has

    In recent cryptocurrency surveys, a poll of 100,000 Chinese citizens has found that 3% have invested in cryptocurrencies, and a survey conducted by Circle has found that a quarter of millennials would like to invest in crypto assets in the next 12 months. In addition, a survey by UK-based Rathbone Investment Management has found that…