Worldcoin may face UK data regulators inquiry days after launch: Report
The project has faced criticism from within the fintech world over its dystopian features and privacy concerns.
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The project has faced criticism from within the fintech world over its dystopian features and privacy concerns.
Ripple applied for a registration as a crypto asset firm with the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after its partial win against the U.S. SEC.
Andrew Griffith, economic secretary to the UK Treasury, said that equating crypto assets as a form of gambling would risk creating misalignment with international standards and approaches from other major…
The decision reverses a prior ruling, allowing Craig Wright to appeal a lawsuit claiming copyright to the Bitcoin white paper and database.
According to the FCA, the sandbox will be open to businesses, start-ups and data providers, including those involved in banking, investment, lending and payments.
The use of physical currency for transactions is plummeting globally, so why is the U.K. so tentative with its own central bank digital currency?
Several members of the House of Lords voiced concerns about children’s online activities in legislation aimed at regulating “anything communicated by means of an internet service.”
“Until there is more certainty in these frameworks, we are intending to utilise existing regulatory initiatives to develop policy and regulation for this asset class,” said Treasury.
Simon Hoadley – a 66-year-old retired financial advisor who lives in East Sussex, the UK – has reportedly become a victim of a “horrendous” cryptocurrency scam that drained nearly $100,000…
The UK’s Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill passed a third reading after a meeting of the House of Lords (the Parliament’s upper chamber). If officially approved, the legislation will…