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Policy

Liz Truss Steps Down as UK Prime Minister

Her departure leaves the fate of proposed crypto bills hanging.

Liz Truss steps down as U.K. prime minister. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Policy

Bank of England Must Consider Private Stablecoins in Developing Digital Pound, Lobbyist Says

Adam Jackson addressed lawmakers on a committee that is weighing a bill that would regulate the coins.

The U.K. parliament is considering a bill to regulate stablecoins. (Pawel Libera/Getty Images)

Policy

How Crypto Might Shake Up England’s Ancient Property Laws

The Law Commission of England and Wales is exploring how digital assets should be treated under existing and new legislation, and its suggestions may upend centuries-old legal norms.

Professor Sarah Green, the commissioner for commercial and common law. (Sarah Green)

Policy

FCA's Crypto AML Compliance Chief Steps Down

Mark Steward, who led the enforcement of anti-money laundering measures for crypto, is stepping down after seven years with the Financial Conduct Authority.

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Policy

UK's FCA Appoints Binu Paul to Lead Its Digital-Assets Department

Paul previously worked as the fintech lead at New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority.

London (Artur Tumasjan/Unsplash)

Policy

UK Finance Minister Kwarteng Fired

He will be replaced by former Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt, who was once responsible for digital policy in the country.

New U.K. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt (Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Policy

UK Wants to Make It Easier to Seize Crypto in Terrorism Cases

The government wants to mirror planned changes to the Economic Crime and Transparency bill to enable authorities to swiftly seize crypto assets linked to terrorist activities.

Parliament (Henn Photography/GettyImages)

Policy

UK Lawmaker Matt Hancock Doesn’t Regret Pro-Crypto Swerve

The former cabinet minister is pushing for the government to be more pro-innovation.

U.K. lawmaker Matt Hancock (Matt Hancock)

Finance

UK Investment Giant Abrdn Joins Hedera Governing Council to Advance Tokenization Goals

The Edinburgh, Scotland-based company becomes the 27th member of the council that runs the Hedera blockchain-like public ledger.

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Policy

UK Shuts Down Temporary Crypto Company Licensing Program

The time it takes to register a firm depends on the quality of the information provided to the Financial Conduct Authority, the regulator told CoinDesk.

London (Artur Tumasjan/Unsplash)