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ForkLog 9 20.10.2021

Survey shows social-media hype drives young Britons into cryptocurrencies

Most young British investors enter the cryptocurrency market, driven by social-media buzz and news, according to the results of a survey.

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ForkLog 13 14.10.2021

Ripple joins UK CBDC research initiative

The fintech company Ripple has become a co-founder of the nonprofit Digital Pound Foundation, a body aimed at facilitating the design and deployment of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the United Kingdom.

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ForkLog 9 14.10.2021

Bank of England calls Bitcoin collapse a plausible scenario

The Bank of England has deemed a collapse of the cryptocurrency market a 'plausible scenario' and flagged the need for an 'urgent' development of a regulatory framework for digital assets. This was stated by Deputy Governor John Cunliffe.

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ForkLog 10 14.10.2021

Alan Howard and Algorand Back Makor Group in Series A Financing

Regulated by the FCA, Makor Group closed a Series A financing round with the participation of billionaire Alan Howard and Algorand. The funds will be used to expand the crypto brokerage business of its Enigma Securities subsidiary.

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ForkLog 7 12.10.2021

British regulator opens investigation into Sorare NFT platform

The British Gambling Commission has opened an investigation into Sorare's fantasy football NFT platform, according to the regulator's website.

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ForkLog 27 11.10.2021

Copper hires former UK chancellor Philip Hammond as adviser

Former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has joined Copper's custodial service team as a senior adviser.

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ForkLog 5 08.10.2021

Bank of England sees no serious threats to the country from cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrencies do not yet pose a serious risk to Britain's financial stability, but as their influence grows, regulation will need to tighten. This is stated in the Bank of England's report.

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ForkLog 7 30.09.2021

Leaders of Visa, PayPal and Google to help UK authorities study CBDC

The Bank of England and Her Majesty's Treasury announced participants in forums to study the technological and other aspects of central bank digital currency (CBDC). Among them were representatives from Visa, Mastercard, SWIFT, PayPal, Google and other companies and institutions.

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ForkLog 5 27.09.2021

Knife-wielding attackers steal cryptocurrency from UK student

A student at a British university was the victim of an armed robbery. The attackers took passwords to his financial apps and accounts containing cryptocurrency, The Sun reports.

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ForkLog 10 23.09.2021

UK approves AI development strategy to compete with the US and China

The UK government has published a ten-year plan to turn the country into a global “AI superpower,” aiming to compete with the United States and China.

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ForkLog 8 22.09.2021

UK calls for regulation of facial recognition technology.

Facial recognition technology needs regulation just as do certain ethically sensitive medical methods. This was stated by the UK's Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Professor Fraser Sampson.

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ForkLog 4 17.09.2021

Britain begins study of CBDCs

The Lords' Economic Affairs Committee has begun examining central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The UK Parliament's website reports this.

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