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A Cripto Exchange CoinJar garante o registro da FCA do Reino Unido e defende a licença na Austrália
A CoinJar UK se junta a uma lista crescente de outras 10 “empresas de criptoativos” registradas, incluindo a Gemini Europe Ltd.

Câmara dos Lordes do Parlamento do Reino Unido lança inquérito sobre CBDC
O prazo para respostas sobre uma possível moeda digital do banco central do Reino Unido é meados de outubro.

Correios do Reino Unido oferecerão compras de Cripto para alguns clientes a partir da próxima semana
Os usuários do aplicativo de verificação de identidade EasyID dos Correios poderão comprar Cripto usando um sistema de vouchers da Swarm Mercados.

UK Post Office to Offer Crypto Purchases to Some Customers Starting Next Week
Beginning next week, the U.K.’s Post Office will offer users the ability to purchase crypto through its identity-verification service, EasyID, using a voucher system from Swarm Markets. Some suggest the integration may expose more people to decentralized finance (DeFi) through Swarm’s yield farming offering.

Os emissores de tokens precisam ser colocados “firmemente ao nosso alcance”, diz o presidente da FCA
Charles Randell estava falando sobre a regulamentação de emissores de tokens e a ameaça que eles podem representar para pessoas vulneráveis ao promover investimentos especulativos.

Coinbase vai levar o staking de Ethereum 2.0 para clientes do Reino Unido
Os usuários poderão ganhar uma taxa de juros anualizada de até 5%.

HSBC UK Blocks Payments to Binance Exchange
Banking giant HSBC is blocking its U.K. customers from using credit cards to make payments to Binance after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s announcement in June saying the crypto exchange cannot conduct regulated activities in the country. “The Hash” panel discusses the latest enforcement action against Binance, possibly signaling the future of centralized exchanges.

UK Cops Seize Nearly $250M in Crypto Tied to Money Laundering
British police announced Tuesday they seized almost $250 million in crypto amid ongoing investigations into international money laundering. “The Hash” team discusses the potentially false narrative of crypto’s role in illicit activity. “Of all the transaction volume that cryptocurrencies have, only roughly 2% is used for criminal activity,” host Christine Kim said.

UK Binance Users Locked Out From Faster Payments System
In a letter to its U.K. customers, Binance said Monday that any pound sterling withdrawals or transactions on the platform via the Faster Payments network would not be processed. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De weighs in on what this means for Binance and its users.

ETC Group Launches First Bitcoin ETP in UK on Aquis Exchange
Britain has been green-lighting some bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs) on the Aquis exchange. Earlier this month, ETC Group, a U.K. provider of cryptocurrency-related instruments, launched their own offering as the first crypto ETP to be made available for trading on the U.K. market. ETC Group CEO Bradley Duke discusses the launch, inflation, bitcoin as legal tender, and growth of ETPs in Europe.
