Looking for a job in blockchain? Here are five companies to watch
Recent headlines haven’t painted blockchain in the best light. It is often bundled in with cryptocurrency, as evidenced by last year’s crypto failures including Terra...
Category : Blockchain & Crypto
Starling CEO: ‘Second wave’ of crypto will be regulated and greener
The “second wave” of crypto will be regulated and more environmentally friendly, according to Starling Bank CEO Anne Boden. Speaking on the UKTN Podcast, Boden...
Revolut continues crypto push with ‘staking’ feature
Revolut has added a crypto staking feature to its services in an expansion of the fintech’s move into the digital currency industry. The new Revolut...
Treasury and Bank of England think ‘digital pound is likely’
The Bank of England and the Treasury have released a consultation paper on the potential for a UK ‘digital pound’ or central bank digital currency....
‘Wild West’: FCA finds 85% of crypto businesses fail to meet basic compliance standards
Approximately 85% of crypto firms do not meet the lowest levels of compliance, the UK’s financial regulator has revealed. The data was published in a...
Blockchain.com to cut 28% of roles in bruising week for crypto jobs
York-founded crypto company Blockchain.com plans to cut its workforce by 28% as industry-wide woes intensify. The UK-founded crypto exchange will lay off more than 100...
Komi founder: ‘NFTs 2.0’ can boost creator economy | Fi5
Lewis Crosbie is the co-founder and CEO of Komi, a software platform and “one-stop-shop” for creators. The startup has developed a platform that aims to...
Government considering ‘digital pound’ despite crises in crypto
The Treasury is exploring the creation of a “digital pound” based on stablecoin technology, almost a year after the department stated its goal to establish...
UK crypto industry predictions for 2023
The cryptoasset industry has been no stranger to scandals, crises, and all-around unpredictability since its rise to prominence. In 2022, titans like FTX, Three Arrows...
Boris Johnson’s brother resigns as Binance advisor
Jo Johnson, brother of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has resigned as an advisor to the crypto exchange company Binance. First reported by The Telegraph,...
