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FCA hiring digital assets head for new oversight department

Business

Steve Kaaru

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21 March, 2022

FCA hiring digital assets head for new oversight department

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has posted a new job opening for the head of the Department of Digital Assets,...

Michael Hudson: We need regulators and big brands to get the BSV message

Interviews

Charles Miller

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17 March, 2022

Michael Hudson: We need regulators and big brands to get the BSV message

In this week’s CoinGeek Conversations, Bitstocks founder and CEO Michael Hudson talks about Gravity, which is restarting its service under...

Shut down or face action: UK FCA issues warning vs digital asset ATMs

Business

Steve Kaaru

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17 March, 2022

Shut down or face action: UK FCA issues warning vs digital asset ATMs

The U.K. regulator has said that none of the operating digital asset ATM operators are registered to offer such services...

The CoinGeek Pulse: Joe Biden signs EO, FCA targets unregistered firms, nChain top 100 Innovator plus new BSV games to enjoy

Business

Stephanie Tower

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11 March, 2022

The CoinGeek Pulse: Joe Biden signs EO, FCA targets unregistered firms, nChain top 100 Innovator plus new BSV games to enjoy

Enterprise-grade blockchain company nChain is recognized by LexisNexis as one of the Top 100 Most Innovative Companies alongside Mark Zuckerberg's...

FCA issues warning against Binance backdoor re-entry into UK payments network—again

Business

Steve Kaaru

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10 March, 2022

FCA issues warning against Binance backdoor re-entry into UK payments network—again

The FCA expressed concerns about a Binance subsidiary that recently took up a stake in a holding company regulated in...

As many as 300 digital asset firms probed in 2021 amid surge in scams: UK regulator

Business

Steve Kaaru

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9 March, 2022

As many as 300 digital asset firms probed in 2021 amid surge in scams: UK regulator

The Financial Conduct Authority opened investigation into 300 digital asset firms and stopped 1 in 4 companies from joining the...

Bitpanda misleading claims slapped down by UK regulator

Business

Gavin Lucas

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25 February, 2022

Bitpanda misleading claims slapped down by UK regulator

Bitpanda claimed that it could now perform regulated custodian services in the U.K., but the FCA, which regulates Trustology, quickly...

Bitstocks Gravity to suspend its money service

Business

Patrick Thompson

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21 February, 2022

Bitstocks Gravity to suspend its money service

The move comes as the Financial Conduct Authority advised Bitstocks that their application for permanent FCA registration was likely to...

FCA concerned about Binance’s backdoor re-entry into UK payments network

Business

Steve Kaaru

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21 February, 2022

FCA concerned about Binance’s backdoor re-entry into UK payments network

Binance announced a partnership with Paysafe that once again gives it access to the U.K. payments network, having lost it...

UK government vows to get tough on digital currency ads

Business

Gavin Lucas

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24 January, 2022

UK government vows to get tough on digital currency ads

U.K. Chancellor Rishi Sunak noted that digital currency assets allow new ways to transact and invest, although he also emphasized...

2021—the year Binance would rather forget

Editorial

Gavin Lucas

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20 December, 2021

2021—the year Binance would rather forget

2021 has been a troubled year for Binance: it was blocked by many major banks in the U.K., booted out...

Binance ‘re-engaged’ with FCA to become registered in UK: Changpeng Zhao

Business

Steve Kaaru

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9 December, 2021

Binance ‘re-engaged’ with FCA to become registered in UK: Changpeng Zhao

Months after the Financial Conduct Authority shut down BInance over its illegal operations in the U.K, CEO Changpeng Zhao says...

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