United Kingdom News
UK Crypto Ownership Falls, but Wealth Concentration Rises, FCA Poll Finds
A new FCA-backed survey shows UK cryptocurrency ownership fell to 8% in 2025 from 12% a year earlier, even as total holdings across investor...
CryptoUK Joins The Digital Chamber in New Cross-Border Crypto Policy Alliance
The partnership between CryptoUK and The Digital Chamber enables cross-jurisdictional knowledge sharing, aligning with ongoing regulatory de...
UK Financial Regulator Seeks Crypto Industry Input on New Rules to Curb High-Risk Trading
The UK’s FCA has released new discussion and consultation papers inviting crypto firms to weigh in on proposals aimed at expanding consume...
UK Formally Recognises Crypto as Property in Landmark Digital Assets Act
A landmark UK law secures crypto ownership rights, enhances consumer protection and positions London for growth as a global digital finance ...
UK to Enforce Mandatory Crypto Trader Reporting Under New 2025 Tax Rules
Crypto users in the U.K. will face tighter tax scrutiny from 2026 as exchanges start collecting detailed customer data for HM Revenue & ...
UK Retail Investors Gain Access to Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs as FCA Lifts Ban
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ended its four-year ban on retail access to crypto exchange-traded notes, enabling UK investors to...
$225B Giant Hargreaves Lansdown Says Bitcoin Too Risky for Investors
UK investing giant Hargreaves Lansdown has cautioned that cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin, isn’t actually an asset class and is too risk...
US and UK Launch Transatlantic Task Force on Digital Assets
The United States and the United Kingdom have formed a new joint task force aimed at advancing cooperation on digital assets and easing rest...
Coinbase Adviser George Osborne Slams UK’s Crypto Stagnation in Push for Reform
Former UK chancellor and current advisor to Coinbase, George Osborne, said the UK has missed the boat on the “first generation” of crypt...
UK’s Reeves Proposes £5 Billion Bitcoin Divestment to Address Budget Shortfall
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to liquidate at least £5 billion (AU$10.3 billion) worth of seized Bitcoin to help close a projec...
UK Says No to Bitcoin Reserve, Yet Stage Set for New Highs After April Surge
Despite a global push toward including crypto – or at the very least Bitcoin – into state coffers, the United Kingdom is going a differe...
UK Judge Rejects $1.19 Billion Bitcoin Recovery Case, Citing Unrealistic Success Odds
A decade-long legal battle over a hard drive containing £600 million (AU$1.19 billion) worth of Bitcoin has ended in defeat for James Howel...