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Revolut’s UK Users Will Finally Be Able to Withdraw Bitcoin

Revolut has come under fire in the past for not allowing users to withdraw their crypto from the platform and deposit it in their personal wallets, but a new beta program in the U.K. will allow some users to do just that. “The Hash” panel discusses if other platforms will follow.

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Policy

UK to Focus Regulation on Stablecoins Rather Than Crypto in General: Report

“We believe the case for intervention in the wider cryptocurrency markets is less immediately pressing,” Economic Secretary to the Treasury John Glen said Tuesday.

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Policy

FCA Registration U-Turn Still Leaves Costs for UK Startups

The FCA's decision not to enforce its own January registration deadline is little comfort to crypto startups that have been in limbo for months.

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Markets

The UK Bans Crypto Derivatives

The crypto industry reacts to a big move from the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority, which banned crypto derivatives.

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Markets

Doctor Who to Enter the Cryptoverse as BBC Plans Trading Card Game on Ethereum Blockchain

BBC Studios has licenced its iconic show Dr. Who to U.K.-based Reality Gaming Group to build a digital trading card game on the ethereum blockchain.

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Markets

Robinhood, Under Cloud After User’s Suicide, Scraps UK Launch

Stocks and crypto investment platform Robinhood told prospective U.K. customers the launch in that country has been indefinitely postponed.

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Markets

Children's Heart Charity Receives $48K in Crypto Donations

The Children’s Heart Unit Fund, which supports children with cardiac ailments, received the crypto donations using The Giving Block platform.

Staff at the U.K.-based charity, the Children’s Heart Unit Fund. (CHUF)

Policy

Bitcoin App Bottle Pay Shuts Down Over Impending EU Money-Laundering Laws

Bottle Pay is shutting down, citing the EU's new AML rules, which could compel crypto wallet providers to collect KYC info from users starting next month.

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Finance

Is It Time for a Blockchain Brexit?

The U.K. is on the brink of a previously unthinkable 'hard Brexit' from the European Union. A solution could be found in the capabilities of blockchain.

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Markets

As No-Deal Brexit Looms, UK Blockchain Startups Are Weighing Options

The U.K. is on the cusp of leaving the E.U., sparking concern for blockchain startups working within a government-run regulatory sandbox.

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