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UK’s Crypto Future Is Bright No Matter Who’s in Charge, Lawmaker Says

Member of Parliament Lisa Cameron’s cross-party group for digital assets is working to ensure crypto regulations remain apolitical amid all the changes in leadership.

U.K. member of Parliament Lisa Cameron (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Finance

UK Asset Management Giant Abrdn Leads Archax $28.5M Funding Round

Archax is now working on a range of crypto exchange-traded products.

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Policy

UK Lawmakers Will Hold Inquiry to Explore NFT Regulation

U.K. members of Parliament are afraid that NFT speculation may be a "bubble."

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Policy

Proposed UK Rules Will Make Advertising Crypto a Lot Harder, Industry Warns

Industry members are sounding the alarm on a proposed measure to require crypto service providers to comply with local advertising rules, which could add an additional layer of authorization to an already complex process.

Advertisements in London's metro (Dwayne Paisley-Marshall/Unsplash)

Policy

UK Powers to Regulate Crypto Ads Approved by Lawmaker Committee

All kinds of unregistered crypto providers could also be outlawed by the rules – not just stablecoin issuers.

Coinbase ad on London Underground (Tube). August 2021. (Sheldon Reback/CoinDesk)

Finance

Digital Bank Revolut to Allow Customers to Make Purchases With Crypto Balances

The fintech firm recently won registration from the U.K.'s financial regulator to offer crypto services.

Revolut is adding a crypto spending feature to its app. (A. Aleksandravicius/Shutterstock)

Policy

UK Stablecoin Rules Approved by Lawmaker Committee

Rishi Sunak’s government said it wants to 'tentatively seize' crypto opportunities as it prepares to widen the regulatory net.

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Policy

UK Police Have Crypto Experts Stationed Nationwide

The police have managed to seize and store up hundreds of millions of pounds worth of cryptocurrency, but welcomes planned laws to ease seizures of crypto linked to crime and terrorism.

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Policy

UK Lawmakers Vote to Recognize Crypto as Regulated Financial Activity

The lower house of the Parliament voted in favor of adding crypto to the scope of activities to be regulated via the proposed Financial Services and Markets Bill – which already seeks to extend payments rules to stablecoins.

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Policy

Rishi Sunak, partidario de las criptomonedas, será el primer ministro del Reino Unido tras la renuncia de Truss

Durante su tiempo como ministro financiero, Sunak reveló planes para convertir al país en un centro internacional para las criptomonedas.

Rishi Sunak será el nuevo primer ministro del Reino Unido. (Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)