NYSE-listed Securitize offer football club shares on blockchain with Socios Sport Business New York-listed tokenised asset firm Securitize is to offer shares in football clubs held on the blockchain in partnership with controversial fan token firm Socios. A “strategic partnership to develop regulated equity offerings involving minority interests in professional sports teams” was announced as the market opened in New York, with Securitize – which has $5bn [...]
Robinhood offers crypto asset tied to FCA warning list Crypto Robinhood is offering a crypto asset to UK retail customers whose native platform appears on the financial watchdog’s warning list. The fintech has granted customers access to more than 50 cryptocurrencies this week on its app, including Hyperliquid ($HYPE). But the original platform, also known as Hyperliquid, and its governing body the Hyper Foundation are [...]
FCA crypto crackdown will ‘wipe out’ bad actors, says Coinbase boss Crypto The financial watchdog’s clampdown on digital assets will remove bad actors and attract more customers, The UK boss of one of the world’s largest crypto platforms has said. Keith Grose, UK chief executive of Coinbase, said the rules outlined by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) earlier this month will “wipe out” firms who do not [...]
Investors in Farage-backed Bitcoin venture get burnt after stock slides July 6, 2026 Brits who bought shares in a crypto venture backed by Nigel Farage have seen their investment tumble by more than a third in the space of just three months. In March, Farage threw his weight behind Stack BTC, an Aquis-listed Bitcoin firm, investing hundreds of thousands of pounds to become one of the company’s largest [...]
FCA lays out ‘landmark’ crypto clampdown June 30, 2026 The City watchdog has unveiled a “landmark” clampdown on the cryptocurrency market that will force companies to win approval from the regulator in order to deal with British customers. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) set out rules on Tuesday that will subject companies to higher levels of regulatory scrutiny from October 2027. Under current rules, [...]
Cryptoasset approvals surge as FCA softens stance May 26, 2026 The approval rate for cryptoasset firm registrations has surged, City AM can reveal, in signs the UK’s financial watchdog is softening its stance towards the crypto industry. As many as 13 cryptoasset firm registrations were approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the year to April 2026, a more than doubling compared to 2024, [...]
Farage to face probe on £5m gift from Harborne May 13, 2026 Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is set to be investigated by the parliamentary standards committee after he received a £5m donation from Thai-based crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before being elected as an MP. Farage will be probed on whether he broke a code of conduct for MPs on failing to declare the large gift [...]
Coinbase to slash 14 per cent of workforce amid AI impact and market volatility May 5, 2026 Crypto exchange Coinbase is planning to cut 14 per cent of its workforce just two days head of its next earnings report, citing a need to manage costs amid ongoing market volatility and advances in AI. Chief executive Brian Armstrong said on Tuesday that AI was speeding up certain processes meaning fewer employees were required [...]
Eight London sites raided in peer-to-peer crypto trading bust April 22, 2026 The City watchdogs, working with HMRC and the Regional Organised Crime Unit, have carried out the first crackdown on illegal crypto trading across multiple London locations. The enforcement targeted eight premises in London suspected of illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The traders were issued cease-and-desist letters at each site, notifying [...]
FCA crypto U-turn – everything retail investors need to know April 22, 2026 After banning crypto Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs) for retail customers in January 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reversed its position in October 2025, meaning retail investors can once again purchase exchange-listed crypto instruments, such as ETNs. According to FCA research, conducted in conjunction with YouGov, 91 per cent of UK consumers are aware of cryptoassets. [...]