Category: UK

  • The Daily: New Crypto Bills on Capitol Hill, Russian Banks Face Demand for Cryptocurrencies

    The Daily: New Crypto Bills on Capitol Hill, Russian Banks Face Demand for Cryptocurrencies

    From Washington to Moscow, cryptocurrencies have entered the agenda of those who share a vocation to rule and regulate. Following the congressional summer vacation, the House of Representatives passed a bill that will enable the Treasury to investigate crypto transactions, while a Congressman plans to introduce three drafts supporting the crypto industry. Also in The…

  • Treasury Committee Criticizes UK Regulators’ “Unsustainable” Crypto Stance

    Treasury Committee Criticizes UK Regulators’ “Unsustainable” Crypto Stance

    The parliamentary report published by the UK Treasury Committee has advocated for regulation of the “wild west” crypto-assets sector. The report criticizes the “ambiguity” of the current stance of UK regulators, arguing that with effective regulations, the United Kingdom could become a “global center” for the emerging cryptocurrency sector. Also Read: Brazil’s Biggest Banks Under…

  • The Daily: Wirex Expands to Canada, Coin Stats Syncs Exchange Transactions

    The Daily: Wirex Expands to Canada, Coin Stats Syncs Exchange Transactions

    Wirex, the popular European crypto card provider, has announced it’s expanding to Canada and we have the details covered in The Daily. Also in the rubric, the Coin Stats mobile app now synchronizes transactions from several exchanges, a coin claiming to have AML and KYC features is listed on a major exchange, and the UK…

  • Nigerian President Demands HSBC Bank Return $100M in Stolen Money

    Nigerian President Demands HSBC Bank Return $100M in Stolen Money

    Decentralised cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are anathema to traditional banking. Bitcoin allows people to trade directly with each other, bypassing banks, the conventional middlemen. Banks make money by charging fees for the services they provide, including keeping one’s money in a bank. It is no surprise, therefore, that they hate cryptocurrency. But banks aren’t guiltless, they…

  • A Decade After Lehman Brothers Died: Mises, Satoshi, Bitcoin, and Wall Street Worship

    A Decade After Lehman Brothers Died: Mises, Satoshi, Bitcoin, and Wall Street Worship

    September 15, 2018 brings the post-industrial financial world to a ten-year milestone. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was officially shuttered on this day in 2008, rocking the entire planet. The event occurred just 110 days before a revolution its collapse helped to spawn: Bitcoin. A little-known economic philosopher, Ludwig von Mises, tried to warn many years ahead…

  • Kucoin Expands Into Australia After $3M Bitcoin Australia Deal

    Kucoin Expands Into Australia After $3M Bitcoin Australia Deal

    Kucoin is expanding into Australia after it agreed to invest $3 million in Bitcoin Australia. The deal is seen as a win-win for both cryptocurrency exchanges, each seeking to expand into its own direction – Kucoin establishing a niche in the rapidly growing Australian market. Bitcoin Australia is targeting the UK next.   Also read: As…

  • Bitcoin ATMs Targeted by Malware for Sale in Underground Markets

    Bitcoin ATMs Targeted by Malware for Sale in Underground Markets

    Malware aimed at Bitcoin ATMs is being sold in underground markets, according to Trend Micro security researchers. For $25,000, malware exploiting a service vulnerability allows users to nab bitcoin price equivalent in euros, USD, or British pounds. Also read: Bitcoin’s Hopeful Numbers: 70% Familiar in the United States For $25,000, Bitcoin ATM Malware is Available…

  • Bitcoin’s Hopeful Numbers: 70% Familiar in the United States

    Bitcoin’s Hopeful Numbers: 70% Familiar in the United States

    This week Yougov Omnibus released a host of encouraging new survey data, new numbers, and among their findings “48% of millennials would be interested in using cryptocurrency primarily…A vast majority (79%) of Americans are familiar with at least one kind of cryptocurrency.” Also read: Square’s Big Week: Crypto Patent, Shares Leap, and Lightning Plug Some…

  • Indian Officials Visit Regulators in Japan, UK, Switzerland to Study Crypto

    Indian Officials Visit Regulators in Japan, UK, Switzerland to Study Crypto

    The Securities and Exchange Board of India has sent officials to Japan, the UK, and Switzerland to study cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings from each of the three countries’ financial regulators. The securities watchdog aims to engage with international regulators and gain a deeper understanding of their crypto mechanisms and systems in order to improve…

  • The Daily: China Escalates Crackdown, Russia Chases Shadows, UK Warns of Scams

    The Daily: China Escalates Crackdown, Russia Chases Shadows, UK Warns of Scams

    Following the closing of social media accounts of crypto news organizations and after forbidding hotels from hosting crypto-related events, China has turned its attention to banning payments to trading platforms based outside the country. We’ve covered the escalation of the crackdown in The Daily. Also, Russia’s Interior Ministry wants to introduce criminal liability for shadowy…