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London Man Denies Running Illegal Cryptocurrency ATMs

A London resident has denied charges of operating an illegal cryptocurrency ATM business and laundering criminal proceeds. The individual is accused of converting £300,000 into digital currencies without Financial Conduct…

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FCA Secures First Conviction for Illegal Crypto ATM Operation in UK

Olumide Osunkoya has pleaded guilty to illegally running a crypto ATM network across the UK. Even though the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) denied his registration, his operation handled millions…

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Rwanda Government Orders Banks to Stop Facilitating Crypto-Related Transactions

According to the National Bank of Rwanda, the country’s regulated financial services providers are now prohibited from facilitating crypto-related transactions. In her Jan. 31 letter justifying the decision, the acting…

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Bank of England and regulators assess crypto regulation in raft of new reports

A bundle of interrelated documents remind financial institutions of their responsibilities and look at the state of crypto regulation in the U.K.

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