UK Government News

The recent national budget, published by His Majesty’s Treasury, announces the amendment of the self-assessment forms for crypto assets.

The hacker committed a $196 million flash loan attack on the Ethereum-based lending protocol on March 13.

Central bank digital currencies will give governments around the globe unprecedented power to surveil (and control) your financial activity.

The central bank wants an e-GBP to be retail-focused and could form part of a “mixed payments economy” alongside cryptocurrency stablecoins.

Crypto firms in the United Kingdom could face some harsh punishments under the FCA’s proposed financial promotions regime.

It isn’t clear whether a 25-year-old European Union law means you should be allowed to get refunds on your NFTs.

The UK financial watchdog has received 300 crypto firm registration applications but has approved only 41 applicants.

A new role, “head of CBDC,” will help the United Kingdom to “explore the case for a digital pound,” although U.K. Bitcoiners would argue that might not be necessary.

In recent months, four countries that had previously initiated major CBDC pilot programs have scrapped their adoption plans altogether.

Policymakers in the United Kingdom are divided on whether the sale, marketing and distribution of derivatives and exchange-traded notes, tied with crypto, should be banned.

The United Kingdom is taking cautionary lessons from the collapse of FTX as calls for greater regulation come from public and private sector institutions.

The measure should help British funds dealing with foreign investors adopt digital assets in their portfolios.

Currency speculation was once the preserve of banking institutions, governments, and investment funds. But with cryptocurrency, it's being sold to the public as casino entertainment.

The regulatory amendments will broaden the powers of the country’s financial regulator and put the crypto industry under tighter scrutiny.

From El Salvador and Lugano’s collaboration to yet another lawsuit against Do Kwon, this is what the last week in regulation looked like.