Starmer: X is responsible for fake Farage and Bailey fight images June 9, 2026 Sir Keir Starmer has said tech firms must take responsibility for fake images depicting a brawl between Nigel Farage and Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey. Multiple AI-generated images of Farage and Bailey fighting have been spread on X, with the links appearing to lead to a scam. The Prime Minister’s spokesman said “there is [...]
OKX Launches X-Perps on the Magnificent 7 Stocks, Gold, Silver and Oil for European Traders June 9, 2026 First MiFID-licensed platform to offer European retail traders 24/7 futures exposure to US stocks, commodities and the world's biggest* indices alongside crypto, on one account SpaceX X-Perps to be available following IPO on June 12
The world runs on English law – let’s make the most of it June 8, 2026 All governments yearn for growth levers that are affordable, credible and deliverable within a parliamentary term. This government is fortunate enough to have one: English common law, says Brandon Lewis There is a quiet truth about British global influence that rarely makes it into the conversation about economic growth. International litigants, when consulting a regulatory [...]
DFNS Rebrands as the Core Banking Platform for Digital Assets June 5, 2026 DFNS today announced a rebrand, marking its evolution from a wallet infrastructure to the first core banking platform for digital assets. The company is introducing a new logo, website, and market position as fintechs and institutions move their products and operations onchain. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260603859127/en/ Banks, fintechs, [...]
Will the SpaceX IPO send retail investors into orbit? June 5, 2026 SpaceX is preparing the largest retail allocation ever attempted in a megacap IPO in its anticipated listing later this month, with Elon Musk seeking to reserve as much as a quarter of the company’s $75bn float for individual investors. Musk reportedly wants ordinary investors cemented near the centre of the group’s ownership straight from blast [...]
The Turnover: City AM’s sport business newsletter May 28, 2026 The business of sport desk at City AM have for five months now been firing off a newsletter into the inboxes of subscribers. The Turnover takes a look at what really matters each week in the world of sport business. Who is buying what? Who owns this and that? Where is the money? The Turnover [...]
Blockworks Launches the Transparency Alliance, Uniting Leading Crypto Exchanges and Organizations Behind Industry-Wide Market Disclosures May 27, 2026 Founding members include: Coinbase, Binance.US, Kraken, Grayscale, Anchorage Digital, Moonpay, BitGo, Vaneck, Bitwise, Copper, Jito, Securitize, GSR, FalconX, Auros, Aerodrome, Aave, Ripple, MEXC, and more.
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, [...]
ICE Brent and ICE WTI Perpetual Futures to Launch on OKX May 22, 2026 OKX, a blockchain technology and trading company serving more than 120 million customers globally, and Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), one of the world’s leading providers of financial market technology and data powering global capital markets including the New York Stock Exchange, today announced plans for OKX to launch perpetual futures based on ICE’s Brent Crude [...]
WhiteBIT enters the UK with dedicated crypto platform for local users May 22, 2026 Disclaimer Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong. Take 2 mins to learn more. London, UK — May 20, 2026. WhiteBIT, the largest European cryptocurrency exchange by traffic, has announced the launch of [...]