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UK Financial Service Provider to Coinbase, Bitstamp Awarded FCA Payments License

A company that provides payment services for cryptocurrency companies including Coinbase, Bitstamp and Galaxy Digital has been awarded a license by the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

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Finance

Gemini Hires Former Circle Compliance Officer to Oversee European Market

Blair Halliday becomes chief compliance officer for the U.K. and Europe at Gemini as the EU's Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5) goes into effect.

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Markets

UK Finance Watchdog's Crypto Investigations Up By 74% in 2019

The number of investigations into cryptocurrency firms by the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority have reportedly seen a sharp rise in the last year.

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Markets

UK Fund That Aims to Capitalize on Crypto Volatility Raises $50 Million

U.K.-licensed Nickel Asset Management says it has raised $50 million for a fund aimed to make profits off the volatility of cryptocurrencies.

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Markets

UK Finance Watchdog Issues Guidance on Regulation for Bitcoin and Crypto Assets

The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority has finalized its guidance on crypto assets following a consultation which began in January.

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Markets

UK Finance Watchdog Mimicked in Crypto Scam Email

British regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, is being impersonated in an email promoting a cryptocurrency scam.

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Markets

UK Finance Watchdog Takes Step Toward Ban on Crypto Derivatives

The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority is now consulting on a ban of cryptocurrency-based derivatives and ETNs in a bid to protect investors.

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Markets

UK Regulators Approve First Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund

The fund was founded in 2017 by former BlackRock and REW AG employees.

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Markets

Crypto and Forex Scam Reports Tripled in the UK Last Year, Watchdog Says

Reports of cryptocurrency and foreign exchange scams surged in the U.K. last year, while total reported losses dropped, says the FCA.

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