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Finance

Bitcoin Entrepreneur May Bail Out Ailing UK Soccer Club

Jonathan Rowland, founder of bitcoin finance app Mode, may make a bid for struggling British soccer club Wigan Athletic.

Tom James of Wigan Athletic

Markets

Forget Boat Races, Oxford and Cambridge Students Are Competing at Crypto Trading

Students from both universities will take part in an algorithmic trading competition hosted by investor analytics firm APEX:E3.

The Oxford and Cambridge boat race, 2018

Policy

UK Police Find no Crime in Alleged $3M Crypto 'Staking' Scam

Investors who say they lost money in an alleged cryptocurrency fraud have had no luck persuading the police there was a crime committed.

UK police

Finance

Ripple Eyeing Move to London Over XRP-Friendly Stance, CEO Says

It would be "advantageous for Ripple to operate in the U.K.,” said Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse.

Brad Garlinghouse Ripple

Policy

Isle of Man Regulator Says Bitcoin, Ether Not Considered Securities in New Guidance

The island's Financial Services Authority has set out how it will treat cryptocurrencies and crypto assets and which might be regulated as securities.

Castletown, Isle of Man

Finance

Coinbase Reportedly Warns Some UK Users It's Handing Their Details to the Taxman

U.K. users of the exchange who have received £5,000 or more in the past tax year will have their information passed to the tax authority.

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Finance

Gemini Exchange Launches in UK After Being Awarded EMI License

The cryptocurrency exchange and custodian has added the pound sterling (GBP) as a funding option.

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Finance

Bitcoin Banking App Mode Eyes £40M UK Listing

Mode is expected to announce plans for a £40 million stock market listing sometime in the next month.

(Mode Banking)

Finance

UK-Licensed App Adds P2P Crypto Payments

Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency payments are now live on Ziglu, a week after the app-based platform got its EMI license from a U.K. watchdog.

Ziglu CEO Mark Hipperson

Policy

UK Watchdog Eyes Extension of Money Laundering Risk Reporting to Crypto Firms

The Financial Conduct Authority is seeking to oblige more firms, including some working with cryptocurrency, to report how they manage the risks of financial crime.

City of London, UK