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Blockchain.com registers with the UK Financial Conduct Authority to operate as a crypto asset business, reinforcing its London headquarters and UK roots. Blockchain.com on Feb. 10, 2026 announces registration with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate as a crypto asset business, enabling the firm to offer brokerage, custodial and institutional‑grade crypto services across … Read more
Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, announced a significant strategic realignment, including workforce reductions and geographic market exits. The company will withdraw from operations in the United Kingdom, European Union, and Australia while reducing its workforce by approximately 25%, following previous staff cuts that had already reduced the team to about … Read more
The Smarter Web Company joins the London Stock Exchange Main Market, highlighting its bitcoin‑backed balance sheet and growth ambitions. The Smarter Web Company announced its admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange Main Market on February 3, 2026 after uplisting from Aquis, marking the UK web‑design firm’s first Main Market listing and noting it … Read more
Valour gains UK Financial Conduct Authority approval and begins offering bitcoin and ethereum staking ETPs to UK retail investors. DeFi Technologies subsidiary Valour Inc. announces UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and London Stock Exchange (LSE) approvals and begins offering 1Valour Bitcoin Physical Staking and 1Valour Ethereum Physical Staking to UK retail investors on Jan. 26, … Read more
Helen McCaw, a former senior analyst at the UK’s central bank, called Governor Andrew Bailey to prepare for a possible contingency created by the confirmation of alien life in the universe. She states that markets might collapse and a reconfiguration of assets might ensue after this news. Helen McCaw: Bank of England Should Prepare For … Read more
Senior Labour backbenchers are pressuring U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ban cryptocurrency donations to political parties, warning that digital assets and AI make foreign interference cheaper and harder to trace. Concerns Over Foreign Interference United Kingdom (U.K.) Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces growing pressure from senior Labour backbenchers to impose a full ban on … Read more
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has outlined how crypto firms must apply for authorisation ahead of the new regulatory regime. The framework introduces a formal application window, transitional rules, and stricter marketing requirements. FCA Details Entry Process for New Crypto Regime The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published fresh guidance explaining how the … Read more
Ripple secured key U.K. regulatory approvals, clearing the way to scale compliant digital asset payments, deepen its London footprint and position its payments platform at the center of the country’s rapidly evolving cross-border finance landscape. Ripple Wins FCA Green Light to Expand Digital Asset Payments in the UK A regulatory breakthrough highlights growing confidence in … Read more
Barclays makes a strategic investment in Ubyx to advance interoperable tokenized deposits and stablecoins. Barclays announced a strategic investment in Ubyx Inc., a U.S. clearing system for digital money that supports tokenized deposits and regulated stablecoins. The partnership aims to create a global acceptance network that lets regulated financial institutions interact seamlessly with blockchain‑based assets. … Read more
In 2025, the roster of nation-states holding BTC quietly shifted, and what follows is a look at the top five countries sitting on large caches of the world’s leading crypto asset. Seized, Mined, Stockpiled: How Governments Became Major Bitcoin Holders in 2025 Early this year, in May, estimates put the United States’ bitcoin stash at … Read more
