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The iShares Bitcoin ETP launches on the London Stock Exchange, offering UK investors regulated bitcoin exposure via Coinbase custody.

Reform UK’s party leader Farage took the stage at DAS London this morning

The deal seeks to boost CoinShares’ US expansion and integrates Bastion’s quantitative strategies into its digital asset platform

The yield-bearing product offers institutional investors exposure to bitcoin with staking rewards under UK regulatory oversight

Reports suggest the UK government is planning new coordination with US regulators on cryptocurrency oversight to strengthen market supervision

A Brexit-themed celebration of Bitcoin’s catchphrases

Pump.fun has been the most popular app on Solana for much of this year

The FCA’s director of payments and digital assets shared some takeaways from chats with crypto companies and law firms

How have central banks reacted to the US Federal Reserve lowering interest rates for the first time in more than four years?

The FCA claims that CBPL provided e-money services to roughly 13,000 “high-risk” customers

Plus, ether ETF issuers hand in their revised S-1 documents today and analysts say trading could start as soon as this week

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce wants the sandbox to give firms an opportunity to dabble in DLT

WisdomTree has gotten FCA approval to list bitcoin and ether ETPs on the London Stock Exchange, the company said Wednesday

The exchange said Monday it would start accepting bitcoin and ether ETN proposals on April 8 after the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority updated its stance on such securities

The third and final day of the conference started off with a bang when SkyBridge’s Anthony Scaramucci bashed his former boss

The comments come as the EU continues to implement its MiCA framework

The success of bitcoin ETFs in the US has created pressure for the FCA to reconsider its stance, 21.co executive says

The FCA said Monday it would not object to such products being offered to professional investors

A UK minister believes that the UK can get staking and stablecoin legislation approved by lawmakers in six months

Revolut said that the standalone crypto exchange is currently “invite only”

The FCA says it’s been in contact with firms that are not following the new guidelines

While no decision on the digital pound has been made, the BOE and Treasury continue to work on it

Starting Jan. 8, 2024 the Financial Services and Markets Act of 2023 will apply to companies participating in and applying to the Digital Security Sandbox in the UK

Revolut’s UK Business arm will hit pause on Jan. 3 for new crypto purchases