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Policy

UK Introduces Crime Bill That Extends Powers for Courts When Retrieving Crypto

The Crime and Policing Bill has measures on how to value crypto and retrieve it from criminals.

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Finance

U.K. Man Wants to Buy Landfill Site in Search for Lost $784M of Bitcoin: Report

He tried to sue the local council for not responding to his requests to search the site, but the case was dismissed by a judge in January.

Landfill site (Getty Images / Unsplash)

Policy

Coinbase Secures Spot on UK Crypto Register

The exchange can now offer crypto services to clients in the country.

Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Policy

UK Appoints Emma Reynolds as Economic Secretary to Oversee Crypto

Emma Reynolds was appointed as the new economic secretary following the resignation of Tulip Siddiq.

Emma Reynolds, new Economic Secretary

Policy

Dutch Regulator Awards EU MiCA License to 4 Companies

The European Union set a deadline for its 27 member states to implement bespoke rules for crypto by December 30.

EU flag and other flags (Yuedongzi CHAI/ Unsplash)

Policy

Craig Wright Receives Suspended Jail Sentence for Contempt of Court

Wright's suit for intellectual property rights related to bitcoin violated a court order imposed after his claim to be bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto was ruled to be false.

Craig Wright heading to COPA trial on March 1  (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Policy

UK Set to Prohibit Public Offers of Crypto

The FCA's paper also asks for industry input on its incoming markets admission and disclosures as well as market abuse regime.

FCA building with logo (FCA)

Policy

Memecoin Factory Pump.Fun Bans U.K. Crypto Traders

Earlier this week, the U.K.'s main financial regulator warned Pump.fun was operating without permission.

Pump.fun website

Policy

U.K. Financial Regulator Aims for Crypto Regime by 2026

The U.K.'s FCA is trying to be more transparent to the crypto sector after months of uncertainty.

Photo of people entering the FCA building

Policy

UK to Draft a Regulatory Framework for Crypto, Stablecoins Early Next Year

The U.K.'s long awaited crypto rules are starting the legislative process just as the European Union's take effect.

Tulip Siddiq  (Nicola Tree/Getty Images)