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Fintech Files: Why the UK inspires BTC Markets, Ripple’s SEC battle, Revolut’s crypto push – outside the US

While the UK might be inspiring firms from BTC to Kraken and Revolut, the US just turned up the heat on its aggressive crypto crackdown

Since the FCA’s green light, London-based Revolut has expanded its crypto services including a staking launch for UK and European customers
Since the FCA’s green light, London-based Revolut has expanded its crypto services including a staking launch for UK and European customers Photo: Getty Images

The crypto world shows again it can run counter to real-world expectations – amid the deal drought and slow news that August brings, developments continue at pace in the digital assets sector.

Take the boss of BTC Markets – Australia’s largest crypto exchange – who is laser-focused on the UK’s next move around regulation. Caroline Bowler told Financial News the UK “inspires” the country down under.

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