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Crypto is on everyone’s minds – but most MPs aren’t interested

Just a handful of vocal MPs engaging with sector despite turbulence

Matt Hancock is one of a handful of MPs who have been vocal in their support of crypto
Matt Hancock is one of a handful of MPs who have been vocal in their support of crypto Photo: Tolga Akmen/Getty Images

Cryptocurrency might be tech’s most controversial topic right now, but in Parliament the hubbub has died down in recent months.

While the government has said it wants to be a “global hub” for crypto, proposed a raft of new regulations and is even lining up a Royal Mint NFT, new analysis has found that MPs remain, on the whole, disengaged with the sector. 

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