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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.

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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.

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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.

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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)

Policy

UK Lords Echo Support for Digital Assets Property Bill

The bill could aid in efforts to remain at the forefront globally, Lord Frederick Ponsonby of Shulbrede said.

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Finance

Archax to Buy Spanish Broker King & Shaxson Capital Markets to Expand in Europe

Completion of the acquisition is subject to regulatory approval in Spain.

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Finance

Crypto-Real Estate's USDR Misled Investors as Tangible Brothers Made Millions

The 2023 crash of Tangible's USDR stablecoin is infamous in crypto circles. But a CoinDesk investigation reveals there's another story to be told.

Tangible CEO Jagpal Singh (Photo illustration by Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk based on images from Tangible and Images Money)

Finance

Fintech Giant Revolut Said to Be Planning Stablecoin

Crypto-friendly Revolut is said to be quite far along in creating its own stablecoin, according to two people familiar with the plan.

Fintech giant Revolut is said to be planning to issue a stablecoin of its own.  (A. Aleksandravicius/Shutterstock)

Finance

UK Finance, Member Banks See Benefits During Experimental Phase of a Tokenization, CBDC Platform

Barclays, Citi UK, HSBC and Natwest participated in the Regulated Liability Network test.

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Policy

English High Court Rules Tether's USDT Stablecoin Counts as Property

USDT attracts property rights as it can be the subject of tracing and can constitute trust property in the same way as other property, a judge in England declared.

Tether 's logo painted on a wooden background.