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Finance

Papa John's Plans NFT Drop Despite Prior Warning From UK Advertising Regulator

The collection of 19,840 NFTs has been minted on Tezos and takes the form of nine different pizza hot bag designs.

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Policy

UK FCA Opened Over 300 Crypto-Related Cases in 6 Months of 2021

The regulator has 50 live investigations into businesses that have not registered with it.

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Policy

UK Regulator Bans Floki Inu Ads as 'Irresponsible'

The ASA said the ads "irresponsibly exploited" consumers' fears of missing out and trivialized investment in cryptocurrency.

Shiba inu (Melody Less/Unsplash)

Policy

UK Government Wants More Power to Seize Crypto Assets: Report

The reforms will be set out under a new economic crime bill aimed at addressing the use of digital currencies to hide the origin of potentially nefarious funding.

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Opinion

Are Crypto Investors Savvy or Suckers? The UK’s Tax and Financial Regulators Don’t Agree

The two agencies' differing opinions are impeding the development of comprehensive guidelines that would protect investors and ensure crypto's development.

HMRC

Finance

BC Group, Archax, InvestaX Form Consortium on Security Tokens Globally

The consortium wants to tackle cross-border technical and regulatory interoperability for security tokens.

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Finance

FCA Concerned Over Binance Gaining Access to UK Payment Network: Report

The FCA said that its "concerns about Binance remain," though it has “limited powers to object to arrangements of this kind."

The FCA's website.

Finance

Bitstamp Founder Loses UK Court Bid to Prevent New Owner Buying His Shares

Nejc Kodrič must sell his remaining 9.8% stake in the crypto exchange, as agreed in 2018.

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Finance

UK Tax Regulator Seizes NFTs for First Time as Part of Fraud Investigation

Three people have been arrested for allegedly attempting to defraud HMRC of $1.8 million.

HMRC

Tech

AssangeDAO Raises $38M to Aid WikiLeaks Founder's Court Battle

The DAO, which is looking to help the whistleblower, has now raised more ether than ConstitutionDAO.

Coldie - Julian Assange - Decentral Eyes (Gold Edition), via Nifty Gateway with permission