Nouriel Roubini Gloats Over UK Push to Ban Crypto Derivatives
Economics professor and renowned crypto basher Nouriel ‘Dr. Doom’ Roubini is extending his rivalry with BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes beyond ...
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UK Regulators Probe 18 Crypto Firms for Fraud and Illegal Operations
Over a dozen firms in the cryptocurrency sector are under investigation by UK’s financial regulator, reports the Financial Times. According ...
Cryptocurrency Should be ‘Outlawed’: Allianz CEO Andreas Utermann
Despite this year’s prolonged cryptocurrency market decline, many mainstream financial institutions and wealth managers have continued to explore how to ...
UK Regulator’s Chief ‘Won’t Rule Out Roles’ for Cryptocurrencies, Warns of Risks Anyway
The chief executive of the United Kingdom’s primary financial regulator has called for a balanced approach in nurturing the benefits ...
11 Financial Regulators Launch ‘Global Sandbox’ for Blockchain, FinTech Push
A near dozen financial regulators from countries around the world have collaborated to form a new network to help further ...
UK Central Bank Warns Financial Institutions on Cryptocurrency Risks
The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority reminded CEOs of financial institutions about potential pitfalls in getting involved with ...
UK Financial Watchdog Tells Banks to ‘Enhance Scrutiny’ on Crypto Clients
The United Kingdom’s financial regulator and watchdog has urged bank CEOs to follow good practices to lessen the risk of ...
UK Financial Regulator Launches 24 Cryptocurrency Investigations
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, the country’s markets watchdog and financial regulator, has confirmed that there are 24 investigations ...
The UK’s Cryptoassets Taskforce Agrees on Key Objectives in First Meeting
The British government’s newly-established cryptocurrency task force has held its first meeting ahead of assessing what, if any, regulation is ...
British Cryptocurrency Exchanges Call on MPs to Enforce Regulation
CryptoUK, a self-regulated trade group dedicated to the cryptocurrency industry, has requested regulatory oversight for the digital currency market in ...
UK Watchdog to Publish its Review on Cryptocurrencies Later this Year
Britain’s financial regulator and markets watchdog outline its policy thinking on cryptocurrencies with a review to be published later this ...
“ICOs are Very High-Risk, Speculative Investments” Warns UK Financial Watchdog
In joining the growing list of regulators around the world, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is the latest to issue ...
UK & Hong Kong Watchdogs Ink FinTech Cooperation Pact
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has signed a cooperation agreement with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ...
Ex-Financial Ombudsman to Guide UK FinTech Sector through Brexit
Innovate Finance is to get a new chairperson who has been tasked with the role of guiding the U.K.'s fintech ...
FCA: Britain’s FinTech Recovers from Brexit Dip
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said that the country’s fintech sector has recovered after Britain’s vote to leave ...
Britain’s Regulator Opens Potentially Historical Consultation on Blockchain Technology
Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at the FCA, welcomed innovation in an opening speech at Innovate Finance ...
London Islamic Fintech Firm First to Gain UK Regulator Approval
Britain’s endeavor to cement itself as the global Fintech hub is extending to Islamic finance as a London-based Sharia-compliant FinTech ...
European Commission Proposes Blockchain Pilot Project to Improve Regulation
The European Commission has proposed a pilot project on the blockchain with the intention of bettering its regulation. The draft ...
Japan and the UK Ink Fintech Co-operation Agreement
The influential financial regulators from Japan and the United Kingdom have ‘exchanged letters’ toward jointly promoting innovation of Fintech or ...
UK and Canada Regulators Sign Agreement for FinTech Expansion
Regulators in the U.K. and Canada have signed an agreement that will assist FinTech companies, making it easier for them ...
Does Sweden See an Opening with Brexit to Boost FinTech?
Since the announcement of Brexit many European countries have been attempting to benefit from the U.K.’s eventual removal from the ...
Is London to Remain Lead FinTech Hub Post-Brexit?
Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled against Prime Minister Theresa May stating that she does not have sufficient authority to enact ...
CFTC Chairman Calls for Agency to Support Blockchain and Fintech Innovation
The commissioner and acting chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), J. Christopher Giancarlo, called on the agency ...
London’s Fintech Further Expands Global Reach with Hong Kong Tie-Up
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has signed today an agreement with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) for reciprocal co-operation ...
This Goldbug Boasts That HE Caused the Bitcoin Price Crash
Goldbug Peter Schiff boasts that he has...
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