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Sanctions highlight need for regulation of crypto market, Bank officials say

The ability for Russian elites to circumvent sanctions using cryptocurrencies makes it clear that regulators need to respond, the Bank of England has said. Officials pointed out that it is unlikely that Russians will be able to launder their assets ...

24 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Government unveils plans to let Britons pay with crypto money

The Government has moved closer to bringing crypto money into the mainstream as it unveiled plans that would allow so-called stablecoins to be used as payment in the UK. Stablecoins, a form of crypto that is pegged to normal currencies, will be ...

04 Apr 2022 at 17:25

World

Central African Republic president authorises cryptocurrency

Central African Republic has legally recognised the use of cryptocurrency after the president approved a law adopted by deputies last week that has also made bitcoin an official currency alongside the West African CFA franc. President Faustin ...

27 Apr 2022 at 21:55

World

IMF calls on El Salvador to drop Bitcoin as legal tender

The International Monetary Fund wants El Salvador to drop the highly volatile cryptocurrency Bitcoin as legal tender and strictly regulate the electronic wallet the government has pushed adoption of across the country. The global lender’s ...

26 Jan 2022 at 09:55

City

Clampdown on misleading cryptocurrency adverts announced

Cryptocurrency adverts will have to meet the same standards as other financial promotions, such as insurance, to help protect people from potentially misleading claims. Promotions will be brought into line with other financial ...

18 Jan 2022 at 12:59

World

US agency says account was hacked after ‘unauthorised’ post backs bitcoin

The Securities and Exchange Commission said that a post sent from the US agency’s account on the social platform X announcing the approval of a long-awaited bitcoin exchange-traded fund was “unauthorised”, and that the ...

10 Jan 2024 at 10:19

Judges end contempt of court proceedings involving ‘Bitcoin inventor’

Contempt of court proceedings involving a computer expert who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin have been dropped after judges ruled it was no longer in the public interest to continue. Dr Craig Wright, who says he ...

05 Apr 2023 at 13:06

Jailed hacker told to pay £100,000 after stealing unreleased Ed Sheeran music

A jailed computer hacker who stole two unreleased songs from Ed Sheeran and 12 from an American rapper and offered the tracks for sale on the dark web has been ordered to pay back £101,503, City of London Police said....

14 Jun 2023 at 13:58

Personal Finance

Cryptocurrency trading should be regulated as gambling, says Treasury Committee

Consumer cryptocurrency trading should be regulated as gambling, the Treasury Committee has urged. In a new report, the committee called for consumer trading in unbacked cryptoassets to be treated in regulation as ...

17 May 2023 at 17:26

Computer expert denies forging papers to falsely support Bitcoin creator claim

A computer expert has denied forging documents to falsely suggest he is the creator of Bitcoin at the start of his evidence at the High Court. Dr Craig Wright claims he is “Satoshi Nakamoto”, the pseudonym of the ...

06 Feb 2024 at 14:06

Computer expert told ‘brazen lie’ that he is Bitcoin founder, High Court hears

A computer expert committed “forgery on an industrial scale” by telling a “brazen lie” that he is the inventor of Bitcoin, the High Court has heard. Dr Craig Wright has claimed he is “Satoshi Nakamoto”, the ...

05 Feb 2024 at 15:15

Computer scientist who claimed to be Bitcoin founder has assets frozen

A computer scientist who lost a High Court battle over whether he was the creator of Bitcoin has had his finances frozen for a second time as he waits to find out how much he will have to pay in legal fees....

12 Apr 2024 at 14:35

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