Julian Assange campaign to hold metaverse political rally against extradition
The “Don’t Extradite Assange Campaign,” dedicated to gathering support against the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, is launching a virtual political rally in the metaverse….
13% of applications approved: British regulator discloses crypto registration stats
Since January 2020, almost three hundred crypto companies have applied for registration with the principal financial regulator of the United Kingdom, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Only 13% of them…
Bank of England releases new paper on Ripple use cases
Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied The Bank of England (BoE) has released a new paper that explores the use of Ripple’s…
UK crime agency scouts for seasoned crypto investigators
The National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom is hiring two blockchain investigators for its newly-formed digital assets team within the Complex Financial Crime Team (CFCT) to tackle crypto…
UK FCA shuts down 26 crypto ATMs following coordinated investigation
The United Kingdom’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), “disrupted” 26 of the 34 cryptocurrency ATMs it visited and inspected since the start of 2023. On Feb. 14, the…
Crypto Biz: Twitter’s DOGE bet, Canada’s new crypto conglomerate, UK banking news
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has made another marketing move to bridge the social media platform with the crypto community by switching its logo icon to the Shiba Inu dog —…
UK government not going forward with NFT issuance
The government of the United Kingdom has dropped plans to issue a non-fungible token (NFT), which was first proposed in April 2022 and scheduled for issuance in June 2022. The…
Bank of London bids to acquire Silicon Valley Bank’s UK arm
Global clearing institution Bank of London has submitted a formal proposal to acquire the Silicon Valley Bank’s subsidiary in the United Kingdom, according to a statement disclosed by Reuters on…
UK Fintech Investment Fell Nearly 60% in 2022: KPMG Report
The United Kingdom’s crypto and fintech industries saw investment dry up in the latter half of 2022 amid a combination of turbulent macroeconomic conditions and record-high inflation. Businesses in the…
Oxford Student Goes to Prison for Stealing $2.6M Via a Crypto Scam
Wybo Wiersma – a 40-year-old Dutchman who studied at Oxford’s St Cross College – will serve a 54-month prison sentence for stealing £2,156,000 (more than $2.6 million) using a cryptocurrency…