UK takes down multibillion-dollar Russian crypto laundering network Banking The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has smashed a multibillion-dollar Russian money laundering scheme which operated in Britain and had ties to the Kremlin. Investigators said on Wednesday that uncovering the Russian-speaking network, run out of London, Moscow and Dubai, marked the NCAs biggest money laundering case for a decade. The investigation was given the [...]
UK delays stablecoin regulation amid rise in crypto investing Investing The government has delayed the rollout of a regulatory regime for stablecoins, it has been confirmed. City minister Tulip Siddiq confirmed that the government’s plan for stablecoin regulation, which had been expected this year, would be rolled into a larger regulatory plan for crypto next year. “Doing everything in a single phase is simpler, and [...]
Robinhood boss says UK’s stance on crypto trading is ‘backwards’ Fintech The billionaire chief executive of investment platform Robinhood has said UK policymakers' stance on cryptocurrency trading is "backwards" compared to regulated forms of gambling.
Two arrested on suspicion of running illegal £1bn crypto exchange June 20, 2024 Two individuals have been arrested on suspicion of running an illegal cryptoasset exchange, through which more than £1bn of unregistered digital assets are believed to have been bought and sold.
“Lied extensively and repeatedly”: Craig Wright slammed for High Court evidence in bitcoin trial May 20, 2024 Craig Wright is not the inventor of Bitcoin, a judge ruled in a case brought by a host of crypto companies
Crypto ‘Wild West’: City regulator accused of pushing firms abroad April 16, 2024 The City watchdog has been accused of pushing British crypto firms abroad with its approach to regulation. Lars Mucklejohn takes a closer look at where the UK's digital assets industry is heading
The SEC Takes A Swing At Decentralised Exchange Uniswap April 12, 2024 The United States’ Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has struck against crypto once again. Their latest Wells notice, a warning indicating the regulator’s intent to pursue legal enforcement, targeted one of crypto’s most coveted decentralised finance (DeFi) applications, Uniswap. The decentralised exchange (DEX) just passed $2 trillion in lifetime trading volume. But Uniswap is just getting [...]
Is TON Crypto’s Dark Horse For Onboarding 1 Billion Users? April 11, 2024 As Bitcoin consolidates around its previous all time high, a new player worth $23 billion has emerged in the top 10 largest coins by market cap. Strangely, this token’s rise has been mostly missed by Crypto communities. But, over the past two months, the token’s chain has seen its total value locked increase by over [...]
Solana Slows Whilst Rally Keeps Running April 10, 2024 Any business that has to turn away customers because it is too busy has a good problem on its hands. Over the past week, Solana has been experiencing this very problem. Solana’s trading volumes, and overall network usage, has ballooned to record numbers over the past few weeks. However, recently transactions on Solana have been [...]
New York Jury Find Terra Guilty Of Fraud April 9, 2024 Over the weekend, one of the many crypto lawsuits reached a conclusion. This one involved Coinbase, and this time the exchange wasn’t fighting its arch nemesis, the SEC. This case involved a collection of aggrieved users who believed Coinbase should not have sold them certain tokens. The judge sided with the exchange. They stated that [...]