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Policy

What Does It Cost to Become an FCA-Approved Exchange? EXMO Execs Explain

The U.K.-registered EXMO exchange is one of the many crypto startups to go through the FCA approval process. Execs detailed the work it took to get there.

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Markets

BitcoinPoint, Cashzone Allow Users to Sell Bitcoin Using 16K ATMs Across UK

London-based cryptocurrency company BitcoinPoint announced Thursday bitcoin holders can now cash out bitcoin from 16,000 Cashzone automated teller machines (ATMs) situated across the entire U.K.

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Markets

UK FCA Grants Crypto Firms Temporary Registration as It Deals With Applications Backlog

There had been fears in the industry that crypto firms might be left in no man's land as the FCA deadline looked set to pass with many applications still waiting to be processed.

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Finance

Bitcoin Exchanges Flood London's Metro With Adverts

Two cryptocurrency exchanges chose to kick off advertising campaigns on London's Underground transport system Monday.

Coinfloor advertisement, Kings Cross, London

Tech

SpaceChain Awarded $585K Grant to Co-Develop Decentralized Satellite System

U.K.-based SpaceChain beat 13 other national applicants to secure the funding.

Illustration of NASA's TESS satellite

Markets

Coinbase UK Discloses 22% Profit Drop in 2019

The British arm of the U.S. cryptocurrency exchange saw a sharp downturn in business in 2019.

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Finance

Bitcoin Entrepreneur May Bail Out Ailing UK Soccer Club

Jonathan Rowland, founder of bitcoin finance app Mode, may make a bid for struggling British soccer club Wigan Athletic.

Tom James of Wigan Athletic

Markets

Forget Boat Races, Oxford and Cambridge Students Are Competing at Crypto Trading

Students from both universities will take part in an algorithmic trading competition hosted by investor analytics firm APEX:E3.

The Oxford and Cambridge boat race, 2018

Policy

UK Police Find no Crime in Alleged $3M Crypto 'Staking' Scam

Investors who say they lost money in an alleged cryptocurrency fraud have had no luck persuading the police there was a crime committed.

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Finance

Ripple Eyeing Move to London Over XRP-Friendly Stance, CEO Says

It would be "advantageous for Ripple to operate in the U.K.,” said Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse.

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