The UK is taking a major step toward fully regulating crypto markets. This week on Byte-Sized Insight, we break down the Financial Conduct Authority’s sweeping new consultation covering crypto exchanges, staking services, lending, and decentralized finance and what it could mean for the future of the UK crypto industry. We’re joined by Perry Scott, Head of UK Policy at Kraken and Chair of the UK Cryptoasset Business Council, to unpack what’s actually new in the proposals, why the Octo...
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The UK is taking a major step toward fully regulating crypto markets. This week on Byte-Sized Insight, we break down the Financial Conduct Authority’s sweeping new consultation covering crypto exchanges, staking services, lending, and decentralized finance and what it could mean for the future of the UK crypto industry. We’re joined by Perry Scott, Head of UK Policy at Kraken and Chair of the UK Cryptoasset Business Council, to unpack what’s actually new in the proposals, why the Octo...
The first U.S. state to buy Bitcoin: Why is Texas going all in?
Byte-Sized Insight by Cointelegraph
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1 month ago
The first U.S. state to buy Bitcoin: Why is Texas going all in?
Texas just became the first US state to purchase and hold Bitcoin, and it did so during a market downturn, while many institutions and state treasuries were selling or backing away from crypto entirely. In this episode of Byte-Sized Insight, we break down alongside Lee Bratcher, founder and president of the Texas Blockchain Council, why Texas made a $5 million Bitcoin ETF purchase (with another $5 million earmarked for self-custodied BTC), how a years-long political history set the sta...
Byte-Sized Insight by Cointelegraph
The UK is taking a major step toward fully regulating crypto markets. This week on Byte-Sized Insight, we break down the Financial Conduct Authority’s sweeping new consultation covering crypto exchanges, staking services, lending, and decentralized finance and what it could mean for the future of the UK crypto industry. We’re joined by Perry Scott, Head of UK Policy at Kraken and Chair of the UK Cryptoasset Business Council, to unpack what’s actually new in the proposals, why the Octo...
