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DLT Securities Rules Are Here to Stay, EU Official Says

New European laws took effect in April, but fears over its limited scale may have inhibited take-up.

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Binance to Stop Accepting New U.K. Users to Comply With Ad Rules

The firm will stop accepting new users starting Monday after U.K. regulator FCA last week restricted Binance's local partner from approving crypto ads.

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U.K. Group Calls for NFT Copyright Infringement Safeguards and Code of Conduct

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee, which includes representatives from several U.K. political parties, started an inquiry into non-fungible tokens in November.

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Finance

Nomura-Backed Komainu Joins U.K. Crypto Register

The firm registered with the Financial Conduct Authority just before new ad rules took effect on Sunday.

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Nexo to Phase Out Cashback for UK Exchange and Card Transactions as FCA Rules Approach

Bybit said it will suspend its U.K. operations entirely and Paypal said it would temporarily stop crypto purchases.

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Why Some Crypto Firms Are Suspending Services in the U.K.

Bybit and PayPal have recently withdrawn certain services from the U.K. and Luno has halted some U.K. clients from investing in crypto – just ahead of tough new promotions rules for crypto firms coming into effect.

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UK Regulator Saw 'Poor' Engagement From Some Overseas Crypto Firms on Upcoming Ad Rules

With the rules set to take effect Oct. 8, officials at the Financial Conduct Authority have a plan to tackle non-compliant firms, CoinDesk was told.

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Policy

Chase U.K. to Block Crypto Payments Citing Fraud, Scams

Starting Oct. 16, the bank will decline customer attempts to make payments related to crypto assets via debit card or outgoing bank transfers.

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UK Just Passed an Online Safety Bill That Will Apply to the Metaverse

The bill requires companies to assess the likelihood that children will encounter harmful content in virtual worlds and have measures in place to mitigate such risks.

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Cøbra Can't Fight $700K Craig Wright Legal Fees as an Anon, UK Judge Rules Again

The pseudonymous Bitcoin.org operator lost an appeal on a November ruling that said he cannot challenge legal fees from the self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor while remaining anonymous.

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