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There has been a significant number of conspiracy theories and ‘expert opinions’ in the past few days about the coronavirus and its supposed relation to 5G communication technology. What started as a bit of a crackpot theory, has now gathered steam into a full-blown movement, forcing the British government to step in.
2020-4-8 05:10 | |
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The British government is apparently envisioning a dystopia where millions could potentially be locked under house arrest in the name of saving some 85+ year olds with three serious illnesses. . .
2020-4-5 06:09 | |
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As the British Prime Minister assured a rattled public that his government would “do whatever it takes” to fight the coronavirus, the opposite is proving to be true. Well-known Bitcoin advocate and podcast host Peter McCormack says he’s been sick at home for 10 days–and still denied testing.
2020-3-18 13:20 | |
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The outlier has kneeled. Boris Johnson has recommended all Londoners stay at home if possible after intense pressure for the British government to stay in line and conform with the... The post Boris Joins The Global Political Class in Throwing the Young Under the Bus appeared first on Trustnodes.
2020-3-17 23:16 | |
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The government of the British Virgin Islands has recently announced that it will not be launching its own stablecoin, despite local media reports of a pegged digital asset being in development. BVI Denies Digital Currency Rumors Only two weeks ago, around December 3rd, the government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) announced that it will launch its own stablecoin — BVI-LIFE.
2019-12-18 13:06 | |
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Asset management giant Fidelity Investments has established a U. K. entity for its cryptocurrency business with the intent of gaining a foothold in Europe, the move coming days after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson led his pro-Brexit government to victory in a snap election.
2019-12-18 13:00 | |
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Coinspeaker Pound Slips 1% as Reports Suggest Boris Johnson Won’t Extend Post-Brexit Transition PeriodStrong media reports suggest that the British government under Boris Johnson is likely to make it illegal to further extend the transition post-Brexit period beyond December 2020.
2019-12-18 15:25 | |
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Blockchain technology was first introduced through Bitcoin as a means to aid and empower global citizens. However, governments worldwide are increasingly looking into the nascent tech as a means of building out their own economies and national infrastructure.
2019-12-6 20:09 | |
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The government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is about to announce the details of its own digital currency. The project is developed in partnership with blockchain-oriented startup LIFElabs.
2019-12-3 17:54 | |
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U. S. government debt yields stabilized on Wednesday, as demand for equities waned over concerns of a dysfunctional Brexit process. Treasury Yields Little Changed The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note reached a session low of 1.
2019-10-24 23:30 | |
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The unelected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to suspend Parliament on September the 10th, just a week after MPs return according to the BBC which says “the government has... The post Boris to Suspend Parliament appeared first on Trustnodes.
2019-8-28 15:42 | |
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US watchdogs have got hold of two Canadians for a betrayal of $233,220 worth BTC with a fake HitBTC twitter account. Scammers Pretended to be Customer Service Reps of HitBTC Two citizens of surrey, a city of British Colombia, ostensibly stole 23.
2019-8-24 23:22 | |
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A prominent government minister in Britain has proposed the idea of closing banking institutions in order to mitigate the impact of an unstructured exit from the European Union. Analysts call the proposal ineffective and another reason to support broader arguments for decentralization.
2019-8-12 18:00 | |
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The British Government has requested that cryptocurrency exchanges hand over user identity data and transaction histories. HMRC, the U. K. tax authority, is expected to pursue unpaid tax revenues from the past three to four years.
2019-8-9 20:05 | |
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The tax authority of the United Kingdom, HM Revenue & Customs, has recently revealed that it is about to take data from exchanges in order to get unpaid taxes. Three major exchanges, CEX.IO, Coinbase, and eToro, received letters last week that demanded them to give information about their customers to the government. According to reports, […]
2019-8-7 22:49 | |
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UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box this week giving the UK government’s perspective on Facebook’s Libra ‘cryptocurrency’. Libra Could Both Transform And Harm the UK U.
2019-7-16 15:41 | |
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Peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange of LocalBitcoins has continued to soar after the Zimbabwe government implemented a ban on foreign currency transactions. Zimbabwe: Bitcoin or Bust As reported by Quartz Africa, Peer-to-peer Bitcoin transactions in Zimbabwe recently reached a new high after President Emmerson Mnangagwa reinstated the Zimbabwe dollar.
2019-7-11 15:00 | |
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Shaikha Al-Bahar, Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer of National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) recently delivered a speech at the Arab-British Economic Summit in London emphasizing on the importance of embracing FinTech as an opportunity to thrive and not just survive.
2019-7-7 19:30 | |
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Delegates of the recent London Blockchain Summit, held for its 3rd year at the London Olympia in Hammersmith last week, heard how various government departments in the United Kingdom are implementing blockchain technology to support their daily operations.
2019-7-2 19:24 | |
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Watch What a bit! with William Grant discussing Donald Trump vs Sadiq Khan, Trump’s European Adventure & Queen. Trump goes head to head with London mayor, Sadiq Khan calling him a Nasty, stone cold loser while arriving in the UK.
2019-6-6 19:08 | |
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Organized crime in the real estate market This is “malignant cancer on our economy and our society”, Attorney General Bitcoin has been bashed by government officials and big names on the grounds that it is used for money laundering and as a result, should be banned.
2019-5-12 19:03 | |
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They’re doing it in British Columbia, Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta and Labrador — bitcoin miners in Canadian provinces are taking advantage of the country’s cool climate and abundant supplies of hydroelectric power.
2019-4-17 20:52 | |
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Julian Assange, co-founder of Wikileaks and early Bitcoin supporter, was arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and faces extradition to the U. S. on conspiracy charges.
2019-4-12 19:27 | |
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Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou, CFO of China tech superpower Huawei, are suing the Canadian government for breaching her constitutional rights. A new page was turned in the ongoing war between Huawei and the US and Canadian governments on Monday when lawyers for Meng Wanzhou announced that they are suing Canda.
2019-3-8 13:37 | |
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The head of the world’s biggest asset manager, BlackRock, has lashed out at the “irresponsible” British government as Brexit draws closer. In an interview with CNBC Squawk Box, CEO Larry Fink confirmed that BlackRock was moving more of its operations out of London.
2019-2-25 16:27 | |
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Many countries in the world are starting initiatives to support the blockchain technology lately. Now, the government from the Island of Man, a self-governing British dependency, has decided to promote the blockchain in the country by creating a new blockchain hub in the country, the Blockchain Office. According to the government, this is a key […]
2019-2-5 22:09 | |
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When the UK government cancelled its plans to electrify train lines across Wales, the Midlands and the north of England, and cut back on the Great Western rail network electrification, it brought a premature end to a rail investment program once touted as the biggest the country had seen since the Victorian era.
2019-2-3 16:00 | |
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Brexit is imminent. While the debate around the terms of the UK’s departure from the European Union is framed as a battle between “leavers” and “remainers,” it’s often easy to forget that there are over three million EU citizens caught in the middle.
2019-1-21 20:36 | |
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Several known crypto companies have been granted licenses to operate from Gibraltar since the British overseas territory adopted business-friendly regulations for the nascent industry. According to Gibraltar’s trade minister, Albert Isola, the government is now focused on creating a “supportive environment” for the sector.
2019-1-11 01:00 | |
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Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), a non-ministerial department of the British government in charge of the collection of taxes, has published a paper highlighting the various types of fees applicable to blockchain-based virtual currencies and how cryptocurrency traders should handle their cryptos, according to a report released December 20, 2018, by the agency.
2018-12-23 03:00 | |
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When it comes to bitcoin mining, Canada is a natural. A temperate climate helps to keep mining equipment cool, and plentiful renewable energy from hydroelectric dams gives Canadian provinces like British Columbia a natural advantage with cheaper electricity costs.
2018-12-22 21:41 | |
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The British government has recently released a policy paper clarifying the tax laws on crypto assets. This fairly straightforward document was released on Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs’ (HRMC) website, holding a sundry list of important crypto space terms, the relevant tax codes and points of intersection between the two.
2018-12-21 23:09 | |
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As part of its investigation of Facebook in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the British government seized a huge cache of the company‘s internal documents. Despite Facebook‘s best efforts, those documents are now online.
2018-12-5 21:48 | |
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According to a joint study released by the Canadian government along with the University of British Columbia (UBC), a wide array of new Initial coin offerings (ICOs) are currently facing a regulatory “compliance trilemma”.
2018-11-21 01:37 | |
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“Go for the Jugular” is the advice George Soros gave to his team during his famous attack on the British pound for a profit of $1 billion on so-called Black Wednesday in 1992.
2018-11-15 18:50 | |
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The British government has stopped Royal Mint’s plans to list a blockchain based gold token (RMG) on an unnamed crypto exchange. The reason for the government veto is unclear, but... The post UK Government Stops Royal Mint’s Tokenized Gold appeared first on Trustnodes.
2018-10-26 13:17 | |
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A member of the British parliament, Stephen Hammond, has joined cryptocurrency exchange firm IronX in an advisory role, a move seen to help bridge understanding between the government and the industry.
2018-10-22 10:34 | |
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European banks have allegedly been complicit as corrupt African leaders pilfer the wealth of their economies in the billions of dollars. The Angolan government on Monday arrested the son of ex-president Jose dos Santos for stealing $500 million from the country’s sovereign wealth fund, with the help of a British bank.
2018-9-26 03:15 | |
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British lawmakers mentioned on September 19, 2018, that the cryptocurrency market needs urgent regulations. The Government should take action to protect retail investors from volatile prices, technical vulnerabilities, and position U.
2018-9-21 15:00 | |
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The British government has done little to assess the impact the cryptocurrency decline might have on the country’s blockchain industry.
2018-9-19 16:15 | |
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Despite everything else that might be going on inside parliament, the British Government are still keen to explore new opportunities for keeping tabs on its citizens – this time using blockchain and distributed ledgers.
2018-8-24 14:01 | |
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According to The Independent, the Surrey Police force have become the first UK force to seize Bitcoin, convert it into British money, and receive permission from a UK court to retain the cash for police coffers and government purposes.
2018-7-21 20:11 | |
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A British politician has called for the creation of a Chief Blockchain Officer to oversee the implementation of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) in the UK Government. In a research paper, the Conservative Member for Walsall North, Eddie Hughes, argued blockchain would lead to greater efficiency and security in the running of government departments, potentially leading […] The post UK Urged To Name Chief Blockchain Officer appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2018-7-18 20:58 | |
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One of the earliest adopters of blockchain technology — the Digital Isle of Man (Digital IOM) — is now an official member of the British Blockchain Association (BBA).
2018-7-6 17:27 | |
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A British MP is urging the U. K. government to embrace blockchain after detailing its benefits and highlighting how it could “empower individuals. ” Walsall MP Eddie Hughes has gone all-out in his detailed and long report promoting blockchain in hopes that the U.
2018-7-5 18:04 | |
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A lawmaker in the U. K. published a report giving recommendations about blockchain development to the British government. The report offers appointing Chief Blockchain Officer and an international blockchain competition.
2018-7-5 11:28 | |
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A U. K. MP has called on the government to appoint a Chief Blockchain Officer in a new report that backs the technology to be used in government. ‘Unlocking Blockchain’, which was distributed to all MPs, also argues for a blockchain competition to establish London as a blockchain hub.
2018-7-5 21:00 | |
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