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Five UK Associations Form Crypto Alliance to Steer Digital Asset Regulation

The U.K. Forum for Digital Currencies, which includes City of London Corporation, also aims to further the country's crypto hub ambitions.

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UK ‘Fully Behind’ Stablecoin for Wholesale Settlements, Treasury Official Says

Crypto technology could “turbocharge all of those (financial) industries,” Economic Secretary to the Treasury Andrew Griffith told Parliament.

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UK's Top Crime Agency Is Assembling Team of Crypto Experts

The National Crime Agency posted a job for "cryptocurrency investigator."

The U.K.'s National Crime Agency is looking for a crypto investigator. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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UK Enforces Crypto Tax Break for Foreigners Using Local Brokers

The measures now in effect are part of the government's plans to turn the country into a crypto hub.

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Craig Wright v. Peter McCormack: Judge Rules McCormack Should Pay Around $1.1M in Costs

Wright had argued that McCormack should pay the majority of costs for the legal proceedings, but then accepted to pay all McCormack's costs save for those ruled in Wright's favor.

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Another Crypto.com Ad Banned by UK Advertising Regulator

The company also had two ads banned in January for being misleading.

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Boris Johnson's Brother Quits as Binance Adviser

Binance has struggled launch operations in the U.K. and may be facing money laundering charges from the U.S.

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UK's Financial Services and Markets Bill Should be Passed by Spring 2023, Treasury Says

The Financial Services and Markets Bill that is currently being debated will give regulators more power over crypto.

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Incoming FCA Chair Calls Crypto Firms Like FTX 'Deliberately Evasive'

Ashley Alder, who is currently the CEO of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, will be commencing his role with the Financial Conduct Authority on Feb. 20, he told the Treasury Committee.

Ashley Alder will become chair of the U.K.'s FCA next year. (H.K. Securities and Futures Commission)