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The Financial Conduct Authority wants to ban the sale of crypto derivatives to retail investors in a bid to protect them.

Crypto investment management firm Prime Factor Capital Ltd., has been authorized as a full-scope alternative investment fund manager.

Coinbase has made its crypto-powered Visa debit card available in Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, France and Ireland.

Japanese crypto and blockchain company bitFlyer released the results of a study assessing the public confidence in bitcoin and crypto assets of 10,000 people across 10 European nations.

"Coinbase Card supports all crypto assets available to buy and sell on the Coinbase platform, meaning they can pay for a meal with bitcoin, or use ethereum to fund their train ticket home," the platform says.

B2C2 has recently announced that British regulators have given their U.K.-based subsidiary approval to offer the crypto space a new investment derivative.

Binance’s cryptocurrency exchange platform has expanded into the European market with its entry into the Island of Jersey, a self-governing dependency of Great Britain.

The British government has recently released a policy paper clarifying the tax laws on crypto assets.

Stranded Iranian students in the United Kingdom have turned to Bitcoin as a tool to circumvent the economic sanctions placed on their country, according to a Guardian report

U.K.-based bitcoin exchange Coinfloor is bidding adieu to half of its staff.