Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency created, has changed the landscape of digital currencies forever. Its truly innovative technology has a false promise that comes with a hidden cost and that’s something to pay attention to. While many discuss the potential financial gains, Tran Quoc Duy believes it's crucial to expose the...
UK authorities recently moved to shut down an illegal Bitcoin mining operation in Bradford. This operation represents both the massive energy footprint of cryptocurrency as well as the regulatory challenges it poses. Their operation was based in an industrial estate, but they had been illegally and dangerously stealing electricity at...
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is considering lifting its ban on crypto Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) for retail investors. If this change comes to pass, it will represent another important step in the UK’s growing positive disposition toward digital assets. For everyday investors, this raises a crucial question: Should...
In the United Kingdom, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is considering whether to end its prohibition on crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs). This is what the proposed amendment to UK regulation would do for retail investors. This decision marks a new direction for the UK’s approach to regulation of the rapidly...
Alright, enough complaining—let’s focus on what’s really exciting taking place in the UK financial scene. The FCA is mulling removing the existing ban on crypto ETPs being available to retail investors. Before you picture hordes of meme-stock-crazed teens dumping their savings into cryptos, hold on. Let’s take a more sensible,...
Meanwhile, the UK is preparing to open the floodgates for retail investors to put their money into crypto ETPs. Whitehall can hardly hide its glee at the opportunity to improve the UK’s global cryptocurrency competitiveness. Before you get too excited, here’s where we need to add a little cold water....
