Former Minister John Baker takes an advisory role at Bitcoin-focused Axiom, with conditions to ensure fair governance.
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The UK’s top financial regulator, the FCA, has published a regulatory roadmap that plans to release comprehensive cryptocurrency regulations by 2026.
Bitcoin is inching up toward six-figure valuation as investor optimism remains high due to Donald Trump’s incoming presidency and optimistic signs for cryptocurrency regulation.
The Labour government is reportedly readying crypto, stablecoin and crypto asset regulations as Europe pulls ahead and the US changes its crypto policies.
Bitget’s app relaunch in the UK comes a few months after the exchange restricted its website in the UK in accordance with the Financial Promotions regime in May 2024.
Cartwright reported that an “unnamed scheme” based in the UK had made a 3% allocation of Bitcoin into its pension fund.
A public relations firm claims Satoshi Nakamoto will reveal their “legal identity” at an upcoming press conference, but spelling gaffes, broken links, and AI-generated press releases have raised eyebrows.
Lamine Brahimi discusses how blockchain-based government bonds could revolutionize debt markets, with benefits including lower borrowing costs and efficient settlements.
While some industry execs believe that MiCA could trigger a shift from the EU to the UK, others question the UK’s unclear crypto regulations.
The Centre for Blockchain Technologies deputy director Francesco Pierangeli said that regulators should review the latest academic research to help form future regulations.