UK Crypto Regulations Take New Shape as Lawmakers Agree to Legally See Crypto as Financial Instruments
UK lawmakers want crypto assets to be brought into the fold of the country’s regulatory framework for financial assets.
According to estimates of multiple experts, bitcoin will continue to grow in July after the British makes their decision on the presence in the European Union.
UK lawmakers want crypto assets to be brought into the fold of the country’s regulatory framework for financial assets.
Amazon and Visa differed on interchange fees charged on merchants by the latter for processing digital transactions between the UK and the European Union.
The ongoing Brexit trade negotiations hit another deadlock further contributing to the decline seen in the British Pound Sterling.
While the vaccines have given a hint of hope for the economic recovery of most countries including the UK, the ongoing post-Brexit trade talks also have a subtle influence on the global stock market.
The United Kingdom is grappling through a ton of issues at this moment. On one hand, it is battling the COVID-19 outbreak which has now hit the country’s PM Boris Johnson. On the other hand, the country’s economic situation is getting from bad to worse.
Boris Johnson, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, is going to self-isolation on Downing Street. Health Secretary Matt Hancock went under forced self-isolation too.
The Bank of England cuts interest rates by half. The country’s Health Minister Nadine Dorries tested positive for coronavirus.
In yet another shakeup, leading financial institution UBS Group removed Sergio Ermotti as its Chief Executive Officer and will replace him with ING Group’s Ralph Hammer. It is already the second major lender after Credit Suisse to replace its leading figure this month.
German-based mobile banking giant N26 last week left its customers really angry and dejected after it announced that it would be leaving the United Kingdom due to Brexit.
German fintech bank N26 has told customers that it’s pulling out of the UK because it won’t have a license to operate there after Brexit. The company said it will close down all UK accounts on April 15 and is advising customers to transfer their funds to alternative bank accounts.