Kraken Expands Crypto Custody Services to Institutions in UK and Australia

July 19, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Crypto exchange Kraken has expanded its custody services to institutional clients in the UK and Australia, marking the first international expansion following its successful U.S. launch in March. Kraken Institutional, already established in the UK and Australia, now offers its custody solution to both existing and new clients in these countries, emphasizing security and client […]

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Global Crypto Advocacy Movement Reaches Canada

July 13, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Stand with Crypto, a global movement advocating for sensible crypto innovation and policy, has expanded to Canada. Originating in the U.S. with over 1.1 million advocates, the movement is now active in the UK and aims to amplify Canadian voices. With approximately 5 million crypto holders in Canada, there is significant support for blockchain technology […]

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UK High Court Grants Worldwide Freezing Order Against Craig Wright

July 6, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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The UK High Court has granted a Worldwide Freezing Order (WFO) against Craig Wright, amounting to £1.548 million (approximately $1.98 million). This decision stems from Peter McCormack’s application, which argued for the necessity of the WFO due to Wright’s fundamentally fraudulent defamation claim. Wright had asserted he was Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s creator, and sought damages […]

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Strike Expands Bitcoin and Lightning Services to the UK

June 26, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Strike has announced its expansion into the United Kingdom. This move allows individuals and businesses in the UK to access Strike’s suite of Bitcoin and Lightning Network services. The features include buying, selling, sending, and withdrawing bitcoin, global payments, and more. The company’s founder, Jack Mallers, believes that bitcoin can solve some of the world’s […]

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Julian Assange freed from jail after plea deal with US

June 24, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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The Wikileaks founder is expected to plead guilty to one U.S. charge and be sentenced for time served in a U.K. prison.

Julian Assange was freed from a London prison on Monday after more than five years and will not be extradited to the United States after agreeing to a plea deal with authorities.

The WikiLeaks founder agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to obtain and disclose U.S. national defense information, Reuters reported on June 24 citing U.S. prosecutors filings in the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.

In return, he is likely to be sentenced to 5 years, 3 months time served — which he’s spent in London’s Belmarsh Prison since being jailed there in April 2019.

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Banking Giant Standard Chartered To Launch London-Based Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading Desk: Report

June 22, 2024 The Daily Hodl

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British banking titan Standard Chartered is reportedly going to roll out a Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) trading desk based in London. According to a new report by Bloomberg, anonymous sources familiar with the matter say that the financial services giant is venturing into the world of spot market crypto trading. The sources say that […]

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UK Crackdown: Illegal Crypto Exchange Operators Arrested in £1 Billion Trading Bust

June 21, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in collaboration with the Metropolitan Police Service, conducted an operation leading to the arrest of two individuals, aged 38 and 44, suspected of running an illegal crypto asset exchange. It is believed that over £1 billion of unregistered crypto assets were traded through this business, the FCA said on […]

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Britain’s public healthcare chief flags rise in crypto trading addiction

June 13, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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NHS boss Amanda Pritchard called for action, saying specialist clinics are seeing a rise in young people with crypto trading addictions.

The United Kingdom’s National Health Service chief executive Amanda Pritchard is calling on British lawmakers to take action to prevent young people from becoming addicted to crypto trading.

Speaking at the ConfedExpo of NHS managers in Manchester on June 12, Pritchard said earlier this year, the NHS opened its fifteenth specialist gambling addiction clinic in response to “a real and growing social need.”

“As a society, we need to ask: Are we okay to just continue picking up the pieces while the methods employed to keep people hooked get ever more sophisticated,” she said.

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India Repatriates 100 Tonnes of Gold From UK, Aims to Move More

June 4, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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According to local media reports, the Reserve Bank of India has repatriated 100 tonnes of gold that was held in the vaults of the Bank of England. The operation, carried out in special circumstances due to the quantity of gold moved, may be repeated as India seeks to hold more gold domestically for logistical reasons […]

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UK Sentences Woman to Prison for Laundering Bitcoin After Police Seize 61K BTC

May 25, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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A woman has been sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for laundering bitcoin tied to a £5 billion fraud in China. Authorities seized over 61,000 bitcoin during their investigation, now worth over $4 billion. The woman denied all charges, claiming she was manipulated by a “mastermind.” 61K Bitcoin Seizure Leads to Jail Sentence A […]

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